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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.
LDH News
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Statement from LDH Secretary Alan Levine on Louisiana’s Improvement in the America’s Health Rankings
DHH Secretary Alan Levine released the following statement today regarding Louisiana’s improvement in United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings. The state increased from 50th to 47th, marking the state’s highest ranking in the 19 years the study has been published.
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DHH Releases Projected FY 2010 Medicaid Expenditure Forecast Report and Plan for Reductions and Fund Shifts
The Department of Health and Hospitals released today its Louisiana Medicaid Expenditure Forecast Report, as well as the Department’s plan for reductions and fund shifts. DHH officials will address the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget at the State Capitol tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m.
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DHH Announces New Effort to Combat Medicaid Fraud
BATON ROUGE – The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) today announced a first-ever, aggressive fraud initiative designed to identify fraudulent providers of in-home services for people in Medicaid. This effort is part of a partnership with Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. DHH will also work with the appropriate federal authorities.
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DHH Announces New Effort to Combat Medicaid Fraud
The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) today announced a first-ever, aggressive fraud initiative designed to identify fraudulent providers of in-home services for people in Medicaid. This effort is part of a partnership with Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. DHH will also work with the appropriate federal authorities.
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DHH, LDWF Officials Express Concerns Over Proposed FDA Action on Oyster Industry
A unilateral proposal by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to depart from an agreed plan to manage oyster safety could be harmful to Louisiana’s oyster industry, which employs more than 3,500 Louisianians, Secretary Alan Levine of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and Secretary Robert Barham of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today.
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DHH Secretary Alan Levine Names Anthony Keck as Deputy Secretary
BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine named Anthony Keck as DHH deputy secretary, effective Oct. 14, 2009. Keck was formerly Governor Bobby Jindal’s health and social services policy advisor.
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DHH Secretary Alan Levine Names Anthony Keck as Deputy Secretary
Today, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine named Anthony Keck as DHH deputy secretary, effective Oct. 14, 2009. Keck was formerly Governor Bobby Jindal’s health and social services policy advisor.
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DHH Awarded $1.75M Grant to Fight Asthma
Parishes with the highest rates of asthma will soon receive help to decrease hospitalizations, emergency room and urgent care visits, and missed days of school and work due to asthma.
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DHH, Children’s Hospital Announce Availability of Additional Inpatient Mental Health Beds for Children
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine and Children’s Hospital, New Orleans today announced an expansion of available inpatient mental health capacity for children in the Greater New Orleans area.
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DHH Expands Access for Flu Vaccines
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has opened online registration for health care providers interested in administering the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine, expected to be available initially in limited quantities in October. Also, State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry, M.D., has issued an order and protocol allowing Louisiana Board of Pharmacy-certified pharmacists to join doctors, hospitals, and local health departments in administering both seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu vaccines. These important steps will help keep more people healthy, ensure more effective provision of influenza immunizations, and allow the state to better manage the 2009 flu season.
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First Lady, LDH Secretary Announce Louisiana Catapults in Child Immunization Rankings
BATON ROUGE— Louisiana has moved from being among the lowest-ranked states in the nation in child immunizations in 2006 to an all-time-high ranking in 2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rising in just two years from 44th to 2nd, Louisiana has made enormous strides in immunizing children aged 19-35 months.
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DHH Secretary Levine testifies before health subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine testified today before the Subcommittee on Health of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce calling for a “systemic reform of health care” and “every American having access to affordable health insurance.”