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• July 13, 2012

  DHH Announces Reduction Plan to Address Drop in Louisiana’s Federal Medicaid Matching Rate

  Today, the Louisiana Division of Administration and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals outlined a plan to address the budget shortfall resulting from Congress’s action that resulted in a decrease to the state’s disaster-recovery Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate from 71.92 percent to a projected 65.51 percent – the rate represents the lowest reimbursement rate Louisiana has had in more than 25 years.

• June 15, 2012

  DHH Outlines Strategy for FY 13 Budget Implementation

• June 13, 2012

  DHH Releases Concept Paper, Announces Statewide Forums to Open Dialogue on Planned Medicaid Pharmacy Program Improvements

  Today, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals released its pharmacy concept paper and announced a series of regional forums to discuss the modernization of Louisiana’s Medicaid pharmacy program.

• June 08, 2012

  Department of Health and Hospitals Transforms Medicaid Program with Historic, Statewide Implementation of BAYOU HEALTH

  Friday, June 1, marked a milestone in Louisiana’s health care history, as the Department of Health and Hospitals finished the initial implementation of its new Medicaid delivery model, BAYOU HEALTH.

• May 18, 2012

  DHH Secretary Announces Next Medicaid Program Director

  Today, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein recognized outgoing Medicaid Director Don Gregory for his 36 years of public service and named Ruth Kennedy the department’s next Medicaid Director.

• May 16, 2012

  DHH Marks National Women’s Health Week with Statewide Events

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is celebrating National Women’s Health Week, May 13-19, with a series of statewide events that empower women to make their health a top priority.

• April 25, 2012

  Department of Health and Hospitals’ Health Standards Section Relocates State Office

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' Health Standards Section has moved to a new State Office in downtown Baton Rouge.

• April 24, 2012

  DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Announces Appointments to BAYOU HEALTH Quality Committee

  Today, the Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein announced the members of the BAYOU HEALTH Quality Committee.

• October 18, 2011

  Efforts to Improve Care for Louisiana Moms and Babies Focus of First Louisiana Perinatal Improvement Summit

• September 22, 2011

  Leading Transformation: Our FY2012 Priorities for a Healthier Louisiana

  DHH’s 2012 business plan, “Leading Transformation: Our FY 2012 Priorities for a Healthier Louisiana.” The plan, developed over the course of several months, outlines the Department’s priorities for fiscal year 2012 and sets out detailed goals and deliverables to meet each of the those goals.

• September 20, 2011

  Louisiana Earns Perfect Score in Public Health Emergency Preparedness

  For the second consecutive year, Louisiana scored a perfect 100 on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) evaluation of the state's public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Louisiana and seven other states scored 100 two years in a row. Louisiana's public health laboratories also received exemplary marks. The CDC's "Public Health Preparedness: 2011 State-by-State Update on Laboratory Capabilities and Response Readiness Planning" report released today evaluates the state over a three-year period, from 2007-2010.

• August 19, 2011

  Temple-Inland agrees to state request to support sampling of private water wells and seafood

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) are working with local officials in Washington and St. Tammany parishes to conduct a new round of precautionary testing of a sample of private water wells along the Pearl River. Temple Inland agreed to support the state’s request to begin precautionary testing earlier today.