September 03, 2005 Hurricane Katrina #19 --- Louisiana Medicaid Seeks Physicians

BATON ROUGE, Sep 03, 2005 -

The Department of Health -- Medicaid Program is seeking licensed physicians to contract with the program on a short-term basis.

 These physicians will help Medicaid workers make disability determinations so that sick people who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina can obtain eligibility for Louisiana Medicaid.

 Any interested provider should contact the Medicaid Program at 225-342-3866.

 For more information on the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, visitwww.dhhemergencynews.com

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