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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.
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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.
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DHH Responds to Providers’ Concerns, Will Continue Paying Medicaid Claims on 14-Day Processing Cycle
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is not moving forward with the final phase of a new Medicaid check write schedule, which would have pushed Medicaid claims payments toward an approximately 21-day cycle by the start of the new fiscal year. Medicaid claims will continue being paid on the current 14-day schedule.
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Louisiana First in the Nation to Issue Payment for the Successful Completion of the Second Phase of the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program
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BAYOU HEALTH Newsletter 3.27.2012
BAYOU HEALTH News;etter 3.27.2012
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BAYOU HEALTH Newsletter 3.6.2012
DHH Continues Daily BAYOU HEALTH Provider/Stakeholder Calls Monday –Friday from Noon to 1 PM Providers can participate in daily BAYOU HEALTH calls to get more information about the program as it is implemented across the state. The toll-free number to call is 1-888-278-0296, and the Access Code is 729 9088#. It is not necessary to pre-register, and any interested provider can participate from noon to 1 p.m. on weekdays.
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ICYMI: Caring for more Louisiana children: An editorial
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Memorandum: Reminder of 2012 Hold Weeks for Medicaid Claims Payments
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DHH Continues to Help Louisiana’s Rural Hospitals Serve Medicaid Recipients through an Upper Payment Limit Program
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DHH Prepares for Launch of Program to Improve Health Care in New Orleans and Northshore Areas
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today launches an historic transformation of the Medicaid program as the first region of the State goes live with the improved health care service delivery program known as BAYOU HEALTH
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BAYOU HEALTH Newsletter 1.27.2012
First Recipients to "Go Live" with BAYOU HEALTH Next Week Next week, the first group of recipients will transition to BAYOU HEALTH, when GSA A goes live on Wednesday, Feb. 1. All eligible recipients in GSA A, which comprises the New Orleans and Northshore areas, will be enrolled in a BAYOU HEALTH Plan by Feb. 1 so they can begin receiving health care services through this model on the go-live date. The go-live date does not end a recipients' ability to choose or change Health Plans. Recipients have 90 days from the date of the letter telling them the name of their Health Plan to contact the BAYOU HEALTH Enrollment Center and change Plans, if they wish to do so. After the 90-day window, recipients will have an annual enrollment period, but can change Health Plans at any time if they have a good reason to do so (e.g. moving to another area of the state, needing to see a doctor in another Plan). If recipients do not feel the Health Plan they are enrolled in is a good fit for their family, they can call 1-855-BAYOU-4U and have an enrollment agent assist them in finding the right Plan.
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BAYOU HEALTH Newsletter 1.20.2012
BAYOU HEALTH Hotline Extends Hours, Adds Saturday Call Times to Accommodate Recipients Faster Last week, the BAYOU HEALTH enrollment hotline, 1-855-BAYOU-4U (1-855-229-6848), experienced the highest call volumes to date as recipients called to speak with enrollment specialists about selecting a Health Plan for their families. To respond to the increased demand, DHH and MAXIMUS, the company the State has contracted with to handle the enrollment process for recipients, are working together to extend hotline hours, add Saturday call hours, train additional specialists and further streamline the choice process.