FY 2019 budget

April 13, 2018

Budget brief: Looming Medicaid cuts threaten Louisiana’s health care system and put lives in jeopardy

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As the end of state fiscal year 2018 nears, Louisiana’s state agencies and administrators are trying to figure out what their budgets might look like come July 1. For now, they have to plan as if the state will go over the “fiscal cliff,” meaning the Legislature will allow almost $1.4 billion in temporary taxes to expire without enacting any replacement measures.Read more...