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Will Congress' budget cuts affect Medicaid? Here's why the stakes are so high for Louisiana.
The stakes are particularly high for Louisiana, which has one of the highest per-capita percentages of residents on Medicaid — more than a third of them. The program pays for health care for pregnant ...
The Advocate12d
Louisiana families brace for potential Medicaid cuts. 'Incredibly difficult.'
Uncertainty is growing among Louisiana’s many families who rely on Medicaid for health insurance. The federal government is considering how to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the budget ...
JD Supra8d
Provider and Beneficiaries Conspired to Defraud Louisiana’s Medicaid Program
Healthcare fraud is prevalent within state Medicaid programs due to the massive amounts of money flowing through the system. In Louisiana ... incentives in many forms in exchange for the ...
KTBS11d
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House ... 60% chance taxpayers will finance the birth through Medicaid. In Republican Rep. David Valadao ’s central ...
STAT29d
Medicare removes sexual orientation, gender identity questions from enrollment forms
The U.S. agency that oversees Medicare is taking out questions on enrollment application forms that ask people about their sexual orientation and gender identity. In response to President Trump ...
AOL8d
Medicaid goes by many names. Will Americans realize if it gets cut?
Apple Health, KanCare, ARHOME, Med-QUEST, and Medi-Cal: What do these have in common? They're all Medicaid programs. Some Medicaid programs even have a private insurer's name attached to it ...
The Hill4d
Scott Perry says no one ‘legitimately’ on Medicaid will lose coverage
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) suggested on Sunday that no one “legitimately” on Medicaid will lose their coverage due to GOP efforts to cut spending. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill ...
CNN6d
House Republicans could face a major obstacle if they cut Medicaid: Their own districts’ health needs
The northwest Louisiana district of House Speaker Mike Johnson ranks near the top of the list among Republicans for reliance on Medicaid, with nearly 31% of people there depending on the program.
The Hill28d
Louisiana moves to extradite NY physician in abortion pill case
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill signed an extradition form Wednesday for Dr. Margaret Carpenter, less than two weeks after a grand jury indicted the physician for prescribing and sending ...
NBC News20d
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
They include members from deep-red districts, such as Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and veteran ... of adults under the age of 65 use Medicaid or other forms of means-tested public coverage ...
PBS23d
Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety ...