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Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2013 Emergency Rule governing the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program which established provisions for the Medicaid Program’s participation in The Optimal PDL $olution (TOP$) State Supplemental Rebate Agreement Program.
Continues the provisions of the January 1, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for outpatient hospital services in order to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals and children’s specialty hospitals in compliance with the requirements of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 51 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Continues the provisions of the January 1, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals in compliance with the requirements of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 51 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Repeals the provisions governing the Family Planning Waiver due to the expiration of the §1115 waiver authority on December 31, 2014.
Amends the provisions governing disproportionate share hospital payments in order to make technical revisions to ensure that the provisions governing the qualifying criteria are appropriately formatted in a clear and concise manner in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for disproportionate share hospital payments to Louisiana low-income academic hospitals in order to revise the reimbursement schedule from annual to quarterly payments.
If the goal of health policy is to keep people healthier, there is a lot of room for debate over how to go about that process. If the measurement is insurance coverage, so that medical care is more easily available and affordable, "Obamacare" is a big success.
Repeals and replaces the licensing standards governing ambulatory surgical centers in order to: 1) clarify the existing provisions; 2) provide for inactivation of the provider license in the event of specific qualifying events or circumstances; 3) establish provisions which allow ambulatory surgical centers to enter into use agreements; and 4) ensure consistency with other licensing rules, regulations and processes.
The February 2017 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
Medicaid expansion is covering hundreds of thousands more working adults and ensuring they have access to primary care. In addition, Medicaid Expansion is bringing in more federal tax dollars to our state and saving Louisiana taxpayers $184 million.
The Louisiana Department of Health recently awarded a $500,000 loan to the Town of Lutcher through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. This low-interest subsidized loan will help improve the town’s water system.
At the national level, where there is a move to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and in Louisiana where some officials want to end Medicaid expansion, there are critics who use the argument that Medicaid patients get worse care than those without coverage.