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Audit flags $250M in questioned costs, repeat compliance failures at Louisiana health department
A new state audit found more than $250 million in questioned federal costs at the Louisiana Department of Health — and ...
Republicans are targeting a pillar of Obamacare. Millions of their own voters may pay a price
As the pressure grows on Congressional Republicans to identify cuts in Medicaid, they are crashing into a familiar problem: ...
House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline.
Among them is Chloe Stovall, 23, who works in the produce aisle at the SuperValu grocery store in Vivian, Louisiana. She said ...
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Medicare Supplement Plans in Louisiana in 2025
is a form of insurance that helps cover gaps in Original Medicare (parts A and B). Residents of Louisiana can choose from a range of Medicare supplement plans. Plans are sold by Medicare-approved ...
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Bruce Greenstein, ex-Louisiana health chief who resigned over contract probe, returns to job
Bruce Greenstein, who resigned in 2013 amid a contract scandal, is reappointed to lead Louisiana’s Department of Health under ...
The Breakdown: Louisiana delegation at odds over Medicaid cuts
About 20 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, but that number is nearly 35 percent in Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. — In your Breakdown: Congressmen from Louisiana are not in agreement on the ...
Three more states confirm measles cases
Three more states confirmed their first measles cases of the year over the weekend, as the United States battles a growing ...
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Mike Johnson gets key budget bill passed in House. Here's what it might mean for Louisiana.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, with help from President Donald Trump, was able to narrowly pass a budget resolution. Here ...
Republicans Issue Red Line Warning to Mike Johnson
A dozen House Republicans urged Speaker Mike Johnson to protect Medicaid, pledging to oppose any cuts to the program.