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LDH Business Plan
December 27, 2023
Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Healthcare Financing (Medicaid), announced the 2024 Public University Partnership Program (PUPP) awards to researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), Southeastern Louisiana University (SELU), Louisiana State University-Shreveport (LSUS) and McNeese State University (MSU).
LDH News
February 11, 2025
Once registered, doulas can be reimbursed by insurance providers, including Louisiana Medicaid, for up to $1,500 per pregnancy.
Opioid News
September 18, 2024
The symposium will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Southern University at Shreveport, Alphonse Jackson Building Auditorium, 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Shreveport.
Public Health
February 11, 2025
Once registered, doulas can be reimbursed by insurance providers, including Louisiana Medicaid, for up to $1,500 per pregnancy.
Requests for Proposals
March 08, 2024
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to obtain competitive proposals as allowed by Louisiana Revised Statute 39:1595 from qualified Proposers who are interested in providing Health Insurance Program for people living with HIV. The State intends to award a single Proposer.
Women's Health and Community Health
September 25, 2024
Screening for syphilis in pregnant women and treating it promptly when it is diagnosed is a critical strategy in preventing syphilis from being passed to newborns.
Zika
November 10, 2016
The Louisiana Department of Health is providing updated information about West Nile and Zika virus cases in the state. The department has identified nine additional West Nile cases, bringing the total count to 45, and five additional Zika cases confirmed, bringing the total to 39.
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