Incarceration
October 16, 2017
Louisiana’s Medicaid program has grown considerably in recent years - from less than $8 billion five years ago to more than $12 billion in the current budget cycle. Most of that growth is due to an influx of federal funding associated with Medicaid expansion, and it’s buying something very important: secure, portable health coverage for more than 400,000 low-income adults.
Number of the Day
Number of the Day $57 million - State dollars spent, of $147 million promised, to bring IBM to downtown Baton Rouge. (Source: The Advocate)October 13, 2017
Having failed to push a health care repeal bill through Congress, President Donald Trump used his executive authority Thursday to destabilizing health insurance markets in two significant ways.
Number of the Day
33 - Percentage of transgender Louisianans who reported living in poverty in 2015. (National Center for Transgender Equality)January 9, 2017
The executive budget won’t be unveiled until Feb. 24, but the annual debate over spending is expected to kick off on Friday, when the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference meets to decide on the size of the current-year budget gap.
August 30, 2016
A study of New Orleans roadways estimates it will take at least $5 billion to improve all the city’s streets enough to be rated in “fair” condition.