The money will help recruit and retain doctors and nurses, treat rural residents with chronic health conditions and shore up rural hospitals and clinics, among other uses.

Nearly 1.1 million Louisiana residents live in rural parishes, with 37% covered by Medicaid and 22% covered by Medicare.

President Donald Trump’s administration announced this week Louisiana will receive $208 million in 2026 from the massive $50 ...

Louisiana will receive more than $208 million in federal funding to expand rural healthcare access under a new CMS program.

LDH will implement groundbreaking initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact on healthcare for rural Louisiana citizens ...

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 argues the FDA’s rule directly interferes with its ability to enforce those laws by facilitating the mailing of ...

Since 2016, HHS' inspector general has conducted 18 audits on a selection of state programs and had identified that Medicaid agencies had improperly made managed care payments on behalf of deceased ...

Louisiana will receive more than $208 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program, the Louisiana Department of Health announced Sunday.

Louisiana will receive $208M to overhaul rural healthcare, expanding access, technology and workforce support for 1.1M ...

The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children. Here’s what the shift could mean for Louisiana’s kids.

With elections approaching, lawmakers are focused on passing the budgets and finishing quickly. But major issues are looming.