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*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
State Leaders Announce Reduction Plan to Address Drop in Louisiana's Federal Medicaid Matching Rate
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| Friday, July 13, 2012 | Contact: Ken Pastorick; (225) 342-1881 or (225) 588-4651 (cell) |
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BATON ROUGE - Today, the Louisiana Division of Administration and Department of Health and Hospitals will outline a plan to address the budget shortfall resulting from Congress's action to decrease the state's disaster-recovery Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate from 71.92 percent to a projected 65.51 percent.
WHO: DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein and DOA Commissioner Paul Rainwater
WHAT: Secretary Greenstein and Commissioner Rainwater to announce FMAP reduction plan
WHEN: TODAY, Friday, July 13
2:30 PM
WHERE: Bienville Building
628 N. 4th St., Room 173
Baton Rouge, LA
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about DHH, visit http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's blog, Twitter account and Facebook.
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