Getty Images On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce ...

Louisiana lawmakers signed off last week on one-year extensions to the state’s six biggest government contracts, collectively worth more than $17 billion. The agreements are with the six health care ...

In the legislative session’s final hours, Louisiana lawmakers called on Congress to halt sweeping federal Medicaid cuts and instead work with states to reform the program in a measured and ...

Louisiana Medicaid will begin covering doula services for eligible beneficiaries starting in January 2026. A doula is a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — More than 300,000 Medicaid recipients in Louisiana will remain on their current health insurance plans, at least for now. State leaders have agreed to a short-term ...

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana Medicaid will now cover additional services for pregnant women. House Bill 454 would require Medicaid coverage for maternity services provided by a doula, a trained ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – A review of how Louisiana keeps its Medicaid rolls up to date found the state paid out benefits for more than 1,000 people over the past six years after they ...

Some Louisiana residents with Medicaid will have a new provider in the new year after a contract was not renewed for a major Medicaid provider. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, ...

Income limits for Medicaid vary by state and by program, although, they are often based on a percentage of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Healthy Louisiana, the state's Medicaid expansion program, ...