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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards tomorrow. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts this evening, 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 Budget Gap Estimated at $1.4 Billion
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals Friday announced its response to the Governor’s Executive Budget, which left the department with an approximately $1.4 billion budget shortfall, according to DHH estimates.
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State Decides Against Enacting Medicaid Prescription Limit
Medicaid patients dependent on multiple medications still can have their prescriptions filled. The Department of Health and Hospitals has decided against a plan set to begin Feb. 1 that would limit Medicaid recipients to eight prescriptions per month. DHH originally intended for the plan to make necessary reductions in its budget but retracted it after hearing from several concerned citizens.
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Legislative Auditor Gives LDH High Marks
Baton Rouge – In the most recent audit report prepared by the Legislative Auditor, the Department of Health and Hospitals has only one audit finding. The audit reviewed all DHH offices except its facilities (mental hospitals and developmental centers) and the Office of Public Health.