The Louisiana Department of Health is extending its Medicaid contract with UnitedHealthcare for 90 days. This extension ...

Louisiana renews Aetna Medicaid contract covering 157,000 residents. UnitedHealthCare contract for 330,700 enrollees will be terminated. Termination influenced by ongoing litigation over alleged ...

At a time when health insurers are under fire for raising premiums and rejecting claims while health care costs continue to ...

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, ...

The Louisiana Department of Health sent letters last week to Aetna and UnitedHealthCare announcing their contract extensions with the state had been dropped for 2026. (Getty Images) Update: On Tuesday ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Two major healthcare providers serving Louisiana Medicaid patients will lose their state contracts starting January 1. Aetna Better Health of Louisiana and United Healthcare ...

Louisiana has halted a contract with United Healthcare to provide Medicaid coverage for roughly 333,000 people in Louisiana, less than a month before next year’s agreement was set to take effect.

Louisiana has halted a contract with UnitedHealthcare to provide Medicaid coverage for roughly 345,000 people in Louisiana, less than a month before the new contract term was set to take effect.

Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program designed for low-income individuals that can help cover some of the costs associated with long-term care, including assisted living.