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Department of Health issues Important Prescription Information for Medicaid Recipients
Due to the recent flooding, many Louisiana Medicaid recipients are in need of essential medications.
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Message to Department of Health Staff
Our Louisiana communities prove time and time again that they are strong and courageous. You are no different. Many of you all have suffered losses. Our thoughts are with you. Many of you have been able to respond to the needs of others and continue to do a fantastic job. Thank you for your great work and dedication.
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Governor Declares Executive Order of Public Health Emergency and to Temporarily Suspend Licensure Requirements for EMTs
Executive Order Number JBE 2016-52
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Department Reports Four Additional Travel-Related Zika Cases in Louisiana
This week, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed four additional case of Zika virus. As in all of the other cases in Louisiana, the patients travelled to regions in the Americas with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.
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Department of Health has resumed services at East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit
The Department of Health announced today it has resumed services at the East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit on Florida Blvd. starting today, Wednesday, Aug. 10. The health unit was closed on July 7 after LDH received a report that detailed the presence of mold throughout the building.
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Healthy Louisiana Enrollment Tops 278,000
Since expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover working adults on July 1, more than 278,000 people have gained access to preventive and primary care through the Healthy Louisiana program. With a goal of covering 375,000 people by next June, the State has reached 73 percent of its coverage target in less than 50 days.
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Louisiana receives $19.5 million FEMA disaster recovery grant
The Louisiana Department of Health today announced it has received a federal grant of more than $19.5 million to assist local communities throughout Louisiana that are still recovering from the devastating floods this past spring. This Disaster Case Management grant is from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and is administered by the Louisiana Office of Community Development-Disaster Recovery Unit.
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Department Reports Four Additional Travel-Related Zika Cases in Louisiana
This brings the total to 19 cases of travel-associated Zika confirmed in Louisiana. Although the state of Florida has reported several locally transmitted cases in that state, this is not the situation in Louisiana. Local transmission occurs when an infected mosquito in the area bites another person in the area and transmits the virus. This local transmission is much more likely in the parishes around Lake Pontchartrain than other areas of the state.
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Louisiana Medicaid to Cover Mosquito Repellent for Zika Prevention
On June 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is now allowing states to pay for mosquito repellent for Medicaid enrollees as a Zika virus prevention measure.
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In Louisiana, the rush to sign up for Obamacare highlights a 'long overdue' demand for health insurance
Patients burst into tears at this city’s glistening new charity hospital when they learned they could get Medicaid health insurance.
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Health care providers team up with Department of Health to enroll people into Medicaid
In a coordinated effort to help eligible adults enroll into the newly expanded Medicaid program, or Healthy Louisiana, a unique partnership has been formed between hospitals and the state’s Medicaid program.
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Department Reports One Additional Travel-Related Zika Case in Louisiana
Today, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed one additional case of Zika virus. As in all of the other cases in Louisiana, this patient travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after returning, where tests confirmed the viral infection.