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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
May 12, 2023 Medicaid ends Uninsured Eligibility Group Coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccines
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - Louisiana Medicaid coverage for COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and vaccine administration for qualified Louisiana residents without health insurance ended May 11, 2023, with the end of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Coverage included COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine administration, testing, and testing-related services, like doctor’s office visits when the test is performed.
The coverage was made available through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This coverage was available until the end of the federal public health emergency.