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The Department of Health and Hospitals Medicaid Office has recently received numerous complaints from Medicaid clients and applicants who have received phone calls from people posing as Medicaid representatives requesting personal information. The calls are being reported in different areas throughout the state.
It was the worst disaster in American history, yet Hurricane Katrina brought out the best in people. Thousands of volunteers gave of themselves and their time to come to the aid of their neighbors, people they didn’t even know.
An estimated 9,000 additional uninsured Louisiana children will be eligible to sign up for state health care benefits over the next year through an expansion of the Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP).
A swim advisory has been issued for all monitored beaches in Cameron Parish after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. This includes Constance, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly, Little Florida, Long, Martin and Rutherford beaches.
A last minute purchase of batteries. A scramble to find bottled water and bagged ice. Maybe even a long look at the bank account to see if there’s enough money to buy a generator. For many citizens, that’s how hurricane preparation begins. And for most of that group, the time to make those purchases doesn’t occur until the storm is imminent.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reminding current and potential participants of the Greater New Orleans Health Service Corps program that doctors and providers are not required to dedicate 30 percent of their practice to treating Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured patients.
A swim advisory has been issued for Constance and Gulf Breeze beaches in Cameron Parish after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. A swim advisory remains in effect for Hackberry Beach, Rutherford Beach and all sections of Holly Beach. The swim advisory issued last week for Long Beach has been lifted.
The swim advisory issued last week for Constance, Gulf Breeze and Little Florida beaches in Cameron Parish has been lifted after water samples collected this week showed improved water quality. A swim advisory remains in effect for Long Beach, Hackberry Beach, and Rutherford Beach and an advisory has been issued for all sections of Holly Beach. Martin Beach, located further west in Cameron Parish, remains free of an advisory.
The Department of Health and Hospitals announced today two grant awards totaling more than $56 million to aid in restoring access to health care in Katrina-impacted communities. The grants were awarded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
On Friday, June 29 and Sunday July 1, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health will host its second annual “Operation Prepare.” The event is a community outreach effort in which teams of OPH staff will distribute important information materials about evacuation and disaster preparation to storm-affected communities and vulnerable populations.
Get tested today! This is the key message being promoted during this year’s National HIV Testing Day, set for June 27. The day is dedicated to encouraging people to find out their HIV status and helping those who are positive access treatment and reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
The swim advisory issued June 8, 2007 has been lifted for Holly Beach sections 2 and 3 after samples collected this week showed improved water quality. A swim advisory remains in effect for the other four sections of Holly Beach, with section 1 being the easternmost end of the beach and section 6 being the westernmost end.