Aetna challenges state’s health care pacts
BATON ROUGE — Aetna Better Health has asked a state district court to throw out contracts awarded to three private companies involved in the state’s new health care delivery system for the poor. The...
View ArticleDHH testing emergency med distribution system
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s health department is testing its distribution system for medicines that would be needed in emergencies such as a flu pandemic, terrorist attack or major storm. The statewide...
View ArticleJindal budget critic removed from her job
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal fired the head of his Office of Elderly Affairs today, a day after she staunchly criticized his budget plans for the agency. The governor’s spokesman, Frank Collins,...
View ArticleFormer DHH secretary’s deposition set
Gov. Bobby Jindal's one-time health secretary will be questioned under oath Oct. 29 in a lawsuit filed against the Jindal administration over a canceled Medicaid contract.
View ArticleLouisiana Medicaid program has $50M budget gap
Louisiana's Medicaid program that cares for the poor, elderly and disabled has a $50 million budget deficit that state health officials are asking lawmakers to close with more money, rather than cuts.
View ArticleCalorie labeling bill backed by Senate committee
A bill requiring chain restaurants to provide calorie information on their menus received the narrow backing Tuesday of the Senate's health committee.
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