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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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DHH Announces Appointment of Committee to Study Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine today announced the appointment of a committee to study the development and implementation of a civil commitment program for sexually violent predators. The committee consists of representatives from the mental health, legal and law enforcement communities that will evaluate best practices for a statewide program of identification, control, monitoring and treatment of sexually violent predators and child sexual predators.
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DHH Launches New Era of Transparency in Government
Baton Rouge-The Department of Health and Hospitals has unveiled an online, searchable system that makes the Department’s contracts accessible to the public.
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DHH Launches New Era of Transparency in Government
The Department of Health and Hospitals has unveiled an online, searchable system that makes the Department’s contracts accessible to the public.
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DHH, LSU, Tulane Announce Results of Strategic Plan Review for LSU Academic Medical Center in New Orleans
New Orleans - DHH Secretary Alan Levine was joined in New Orleans today by Dr. Fred Cerise, LSU System vice president for health affairs and medical education and Dr. Benjamin Sachs, senior vice president of Tulane University and dean of the School of Medicine to deliver the results of a review of the proposed business plan for an Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. After seeking input from outside stakeholders, leadership from DHH, LSU and Tulane made revisions to several areas of the business plan, resulting in the next step toward a destination academic medical center for New Orleans.
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DHH, LSU, Tulane Announce Results of Strategic Plan Review for LSU Academic Medical Center in New Orleans
DHH Secretary Alan Levine was joined in New Orleans today by Dr. Fred Cerise, LSU System vice president for health affairs and medical education and Dr. Benjamin Sachs, senior vice president of Tulane University and dean of the School of Medicine to deliver the results of a review of the proposed business plan for an Academic Medical Center in New Orleans. After seeking input from outside stakeholders, leadership from DHH, LSU and Tulane made revisions to several areas of the business plan, resulting in the next step toward a destination academic medical center for New Orleans.
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Governor Bobby Jindal Announces LDH Exceeded Goals by Covering 11,000 More Uninsured Louisiana Children Since January
At an event with the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana in Monroe today, Governor Bobby Jindal was joined by Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Alan Levine to announce that DHH has surpassed its enrollment goals for the year and enrolled an additional 11,000 Louisiana children from lower-income and working families into health insurance programs since January.
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DHH Secretary Alan Levine on Senate Passage of SB 287
“I applaud Senator Willie Mount and the other members of the Louisiana Senate who are co-sponsoring legislation giving consumers cost and quality information about their health care system.
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DHH Secretary Alan Levine on Senate Passage of SB 287
“I applaud Senator Willie Mount and the other members of the Louisiana Senate who are co-sponsoring legislation giving consumers cost and quality information about their health care system.
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DHH-LSU Issue Joint Statement on Future of Academic Teaching Hospital in New Orleans
Baton Rouge – Today, Alan Levine, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and Dr. Fred Cerise, Vice President for Health Affairs and Medical Education with Louisiana State University, released the following joint statement:
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Gov. Jindal, Secretary Levine, Legislators announce sweeping reforms to behavioral health system
Baton Rouge – Gov. Bobby Jindal announced today a legislative package he is proposing to strengthen Louisiana’s behavioral health care system. The package of four bills is designed to create standards for local behavioral health agencies, allow for the use of telemedicine technology in the assessment and treatment of persons with mental illness if there is a shortage of available professionals, and create a mental health crisis safety net infrastructure for people in crisis.
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Dr. Rony Francois Appointed as LDH Assistant Secretary for Public Health
Baton Rouge – DHH Secretary Alan Levine announced today the appointment of M. Rony Francois, M.D. as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health. Francois previously has served as the Secretary of Health for the State of Florida, one of the largest public health agencies in the United States.
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State Gets Funding for High-Speed Data Sharing
Baton Rouge – With a click of a mouse and several quick keystrokes, doctors in Louisiana’s rural hospitals will soon have instant access to a patient’s medical information if it is stored electronically.