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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
July 01, 2019 Inpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Methodology Outlier Pool Rate Increase Emergency Rule takes effect today, July 1, 2019
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - Effective July 1, 2019 in order to comply with the requirements of HCR 5, the department amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services to increase outlier pool payments.
For the Emergency Rule: Inpatient Hospital Services – Reimbursement Methodology – Outlier Pool Rate Increase: http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/5184
For the Public Process Notice: Inpatient Hospital Services – Reimbursement Methodology – Outlier Pool Rate Increase: http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/3214?uuid=1423600180516