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• November 14, 2016

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers - Community Choices Waiver - Electronic Visit Verification LAC 50:XXI.9305

  Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the Community Choices Waiver in order to adopt requirements which mandate that providers of personal assistant services must utilize the electronic visit verification (EVV) system designated by the department for automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and billing for certain home and community-based services.

• November 10, 2016

  Louisiana reports additional West Nile and Zika virus cases

  The Louisiana Department of Health is providing updated information about West Nile and Zika virus cases in the state. The department has identified nine additional West Nile cases, bringing the total count to 45, and five additional Zika cases confirmed, bringing the total to 39.

• November 10, 2016

  Advocate Letter: Column about Medicaid misleading

  Jeff Sadow’s recent column, “Medicaid Expansion Busting the Budget” is misleading.

• November 04, 2016

  RFI for Provider-Led Accountable Care Organizations

  RFI for Provider-Led Accountable Care Organizations

• November 04, 2016

  Financial forecast predicts modest surplus for Department of Health this year

  The Louisiana Department of Health and the state's Medicaid program are in one of the strongest financial positions in six years, after the state opted to expand Medicaid through the federal Affordable Care Act, a new report shows.

• November 02, 2016

  Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities to Screen Individuals to Better Determine Needs

  In order to better determine the level of services needed by Louisiana residents with developmental disabilities, the Louisiana Department of Health Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) will soon conduct individualized screenings for those who have applied for home and community-based waiver services and are on the agency’s waiting list.

• November 01, 2016

  Our Views: Big benefits of adding to Medicaid rolls

  By any reasonable standard, the expansion of Medicaid in Louisiana appears to be a success.

• November 01, 2016

  Louisiana continues to seek improvement for preterm birth rate

  Reducing the incidence of premature birth in Louisiana is a goal of the Louisiana Department of Health and one in which improvements are being made. In just three years, the rate of preterm birth has been reduced from 15.1 percent to 12.3 percent. In spite of this improvement, communities in Louisiana still have some of the highest rates of preterm birth in the country.

• October 31, 2016

  Louisiana West Nile virus case count continues to increase

  The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting six additional cases of West Nile virus in the state. There are no additional reported cases of Zika virus for this week. This brings the total West Nile virus cases to 36, with the Zika virus count remaining at 34 cases in 2016.

• October 21, 2016

  Louisiana Department of Health to Host “Opioid Crisis” Symposium

  Louisiana is ranked first in opioid prescribing of all 50 states. The Louisiana Department of Health continues to work with partners throughout the state to address the opioid epidemic and develop potential solutions.

• October 20, 2016

  Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Exceeds 326,000 New Members

  The Louisiana Medicaid Expansion program has reached a new milestone. To date, more than 326,000 new members have enrolled in Louisiana Medicaid Expansion and over 24,000 of those members have received preventative care visits with a provider.

• October 20, 2016

  Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury