LDH News

Effective this week, and after more than three years of planning, development, and testing the Louisiana Department of Health has launched a new automated system for Medicaid eligibility and enrollment. This updated IT infrastructure will improve customer service, boost efficiency, and increase the accuracy of Medicaid eligibility decisions.

The Louisiana Department of Health is proud to recognize the innovation, quality of care and dedication of rural health professionals and organizations on National Rural Health Day.

This week, the Louisiana Department of Health launched a new Medicaid eligibility and enrollment system. The new system will improve customer service, boost efficiency and create a more accurate and immediate approval process.

Today, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a report evaluating the Department of Health’s process of using wage data to determine the eligibility of the Medicaid expansion population.

Two departments of state government that serve children, families and citizens who need health care are doing a tremendous job for which they don’t always get the credit they deserve.

Residents in Sabine Parish and parts of Natchitoches Parish will receive cleaner, safer drinking water thanks to $2.6 million in improvements that are being made to the Sabine Parish Waterworks District #1

A training program to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in Louisiana nursing facilities has resulted in some dramatic improvements, moving the state from 50th in the United States in 2016 to 42nd in the first quarter of 2018.

Researchers, academics, policy makers, health care experts and anyone else interested in Louisiana’s opioid problem now have one place to find detailed information about the scope of the epidemic. Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards along with the Louisiana Department of Health unveiled a website dedicated to data about opioids in the state.

The Department of Health wants to dispel myths and rumors associated with a recent confirmation of an ameba in a drinking water system. This "Myth vs. Fact" is a rundown of common misconceptions about Naegleria fowleri and drinking water in Louisiana.

With flu season starting, the Louisiana Department of Health is scheduling flu vaccination days in central Louisiana throughout October. These clinics will allow people to come in and get a flu shot at little or no cost to the patient.