Interviews: Pelican Institute's Kevin Kane, New EBR Libraries Head Spencer...
Kevin Kane, President of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, talks about Governor's Jindal's position on Medicaid expansion.Spencer Watts, the new head of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System.
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Clears State House Committee
With a one-vote margin, a bill that would force Louisiana to accept federal Medicaid Expansion advanced through the House Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday.Governor Bobby Jindal has opposed the...
View ArticleState Lawmakers Weigh Medicaid Options
A House bill that aims to secure state health care spending passed out of the Senate Finance committee yesterday.The measure would create the "Hospital Stabilization Fund," which would utilize some...
View ArticlePolitical Fight Jeopardizes Medicaid In Mississippi
Medicaid and controversy seem inseparable in many states lately. For the most part, the wrangling is about a new wrinkle in Medicaid — the expansion of the health program for the poor and disabled...
View ArticleMaking Medicaid More Accessible in Louisiana
Since 2009, Louisiana and seven other states have been using a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to make Medicaid more accessible to those who are eligible.
View ArticleUninsured Struggle To Access Healthcare Before Full Launch Of Affordable Care...
Louisiana politicians, including Governor Bobby Jindal, continue to resist all programs associated with the Affordable Care Act, which is scheduled to go into full effect in 2014.
View ArticleDHH Wants More Medicaid Privatization, Stakeholders Hesitant
The state Department of Health and Hospitals is taking preliminary steps to further privatize Medicaid in Louisiana. In August, DHH released a concept paper about reforms to long-term care for the...
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Attempt to Put Medicaid Expansion on the Ballot Fails
At the conclusion of nearly five hours of emotional testimony, Senate Health and Welfare Committee Chairman David Heitmeier read the names of those weighing in on Senator Ben Nevers’ bill. The proposal...
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For Medicaid Expansion, It’s SSDD (Same Subject, Different Decision)
“This is not, and should not be a partisan issue, Rep. John Bel Edwards said last Thursday.When it comes to Medicaid expansion, want to bet? The same concept with the same arguments supporting it was...
View ArticleGov. Edwards Marks Start Of Medicaid Expansion Enrollment
Governor John Bel Edwards toured the new University Medical Center in New Orleans on Wednesday before launching the start of enrollment in the Medicaid expansion. Officials expect as many as 375,0000...
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