American Hospital Association

September 20, 2017

Opposition mounts against Cassidy-Graham

As the Cassidy-Graham health care repeal bill gains momentum on Capitol Hill, opposition to the measure is mounting as well.

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8.1 percent - Gross Domestic Product growth in Lake Charles metropolitan area in 2016, making it the fastest-growing in the country (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis).
May 5, 2017

AHCA is bad for Louisiana families

The American Health Care Act (AHCA), approved narrowly Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, is the most damaging piece of legislation for low and middle-income families in modern American history.

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$20,560 - Average premium surcharge for a pregnancy for a 40-year-old living in Louisiana under AHCA (Source: Center for American Progress)
April 13, 2017

Colleges plead for investment

State lawmakers got an earful about the negative impact of higher education budget cuts from leaders of Louisiana’s colleges and universities during a hearing Wednesday.

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$8.50 - Louisiana minimum wage proposed by Sen. Troy Carter’s SB 153. In a recent interview, Gov. John Bel Edwards said of the proposed change: “I don’t understand the opposition.” (Source: The Advocate)
March 9, 2017

GOP health care bill under fire

As House committees began marking up the American Health Care Act yesterday, the bill was the subject of bipartisan, bicameral criticism.