Department of Health
October 24, 2017
Nearly 90 percent of Louisiana’s Medicaid recipients - almost 1.5 million people - have their health care services managed by one of five managed-care insurance companies whose contracts are up for renewal by the state Legislature.
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19- Percent dropout rate for public students in alternative schools, compared to 4 percent statewide. (Source: The Advocate)April 6, 2017
Louisiana spends less than the national average, on a per-capita basis, to support its Medicaid program, and the growth of Medicaid spending in Louisiana is also slower than average.
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$43,032 - The average Household Survival Budget for a Louisiana family of four — nearly double the federally recognized family poverty level of $23,550. (Source: The ALICE Report - 2016 Update)March 9, 2017
As House committees began marking up the American Health Care Act yesterday, the bill was the subject of bipartisan, bicameral criticism.
February 7, 2017
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to spackle the $304 million hole in the state budget by the end of this month was released Monday.