Bernie Sanders

September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017

Louisiana uninsured rate hits historic low

More Louisiana residents than ever before were covered by health insurance in 2016, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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43 - percent increase in opioid addiction treatment prescriptions in Medicaid expansion states relative to non-expansion states. (Source: The New York Times' Upshot blog)
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October 28, 2016
October 28, 2016

Oct. 28: More cuts on the way

State government spent $313 million more than it took in from tax collections in the 2015-16 budget year, which means Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Legislature will have to make up the difference in the current-year spending cycle.
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