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November 2, 2011
Medicare Budget Hole Being Fixed
11.2.11 Louisiana's health agency is taking steps to close a projected $413 million hole in the state's Medicaid program, state Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein said Tuesday.
"We will be balancing the budget," Greenstein said.
November 2, 2011
Louisiana Medicaid Program Has $127 Million Shortfall
11.2.11 Louisiana's Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled has a nearly $127 million state funding shortfall, the health department announced Tuesday, saying it would use one-time federal cash and reshuffle other funds to fill much of the gap. The Department of Health and Hospitals also will add new hurdles and tighten prior authorizations for people who want to receive mental health rehabilitation treatment, and DHH will try to slow enrollment in programs that provide home- and community-based services to the elderly and disabled. Read the entire article at
The Times-Picayune.
October 29, 2011
PCIP Program Helps Uninsured With Pre-Existing Conditions
A new program created by the Affordable Care Act, the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is designed to help the uninsured with pre-existing conditions get high quality care at affordable prices. PCIP is designed as a bridge to 2014 when the nation transitions to a new marketplace and all Americans, regardless of their health status, will have access to affordable, quality health coverage through a competitive marketplace for health plans called a Health Insurance Exchange.
This health coverage program is administered at the state level in 27 states and by the federal government in 23 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, click
here.
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