MEDIA ADVISORY: DHH to Announce Two New Benefits for Medicaid Recipients Battling Cancer

Wed., Oct. 15, 2014  |  Contact: Olivia Watkins; (225) 342-7913, olivia.w@la.gov

Baton Rouge, La. - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) will join health care leaders tomorrow to discuss two new benefits for Louisiana Medicaid Recipients, including those diagnosed with breast cancer and those who have undergone certain cancer treatments.

When:
2:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014

Where:
Baton Rouge General-Mid City
3600 Florida Boulevard
Inside the Entrance 4 atrium located at the corner of Acadian and North Boulevard

Who:
Kathy Kliebert, DHH Secretary
Sen. Sharon Weston Broome
Ruth Kennedy, DHH Medicaid Director
William Russell, MD, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Baton Rouge General Medical Center

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 www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's Twitter account and Facebook.