***MEDIA ADVISORY***

DHH Secretary to Hold Conference Call with the Media to Discuss Additional $100 Million Proposed Budget Reductions for FY 2013

Monday, May 14, 2012  |  Contact: Meghan Speakes; (225) 342-1463 or (225) 241-0836 (cell)

BATON ROUGE - Following his testimony at the Senate Committee on Finance at 9:30 a.m., Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein will hold a conference call for the media today to discuss the impact of the additional $100 million budget reductions for FY 2013 in the event Rainy Day funds or other one-time funds are not utilized.

Who: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

What: DHH FY 2013 Budget Discussion

When: TODAY, Monday, May 14
             Exact time will be announced via a second advisory when the Senate Committee on Finance concludes

Where: 1-877-336-1828 (Access Code: 9426686)

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