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• March 29, 2011

  Governor Jindal Announces $83 Million in Payments to Hospitals

  BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein, State Sen. David Heitmeier, Louisiana Hospital Association President John Matessino, Woman’s Hospital CEO Teri Fontenot and other hospital leaders to announce the most extensive collaboration and largest payment to date in the state’s new Low-Income and Needy Care Collaboration Agreement (LINCCA) program, with $83 million going to 27 private hospitals and savings of millions for local and state public hospitals.

• March 29, 2011

  Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 3.29.2011

  Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 3.29.2011

• March 24, 2011

  Diabetes HELP!

  Diabetes HELP! program materials

• March 24, 2011

  For Children

  Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Program Information for Children

• March 24, 2011

  Asthma HELP!

  Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Management publications for the Asthma HELP! program.

• March 24, 2011

  For Adults

  Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Management publications for adults.

• March 24, 2011

  RFP for External Quality Reviews (EQRO)

  The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified external quality review organizations (EQRO) to perform readiness reviews and undertake external quality review (EQR) activities consistent with federal regulations for Louisiana’s Coordinated Care Networks. The Coordinated Care Networks will consist of two models: Coordinated Care Network-Shared Savings (CCN-S) model and Coordinated Care Network-Prepaid (CCN-P) model. The EQRO will provide analysis and evaluation of aggregated information on the CCNs’ quality, timeliness, and access to certain Medicaid covered health care services. DHH anticipates having two (2) to three (3) CCN-P entities and two (2) to three (3) CCN-S entities in each of three (3) Geographic Service Area (GSA)s. The Contractor will provide services in all GSAs to all CCN-P and CCN-S entities.

• March 23, 2011

  New Orleans Region Medicaid Offices get new Location

• March 21, 2011

  RFP for SELH Nursing Staffing

  The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to provide supplemental registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants, who will provide services for an approximate overall average of 100 hours per week (depending on hospital determined need) to children, adolescents, and adults with acute and/or chronic psychiatric illnesses. There will be no charge nurses required for this contract.

• March 18, 2011

  RFP for Environmental Toxicology Consulting Services

  The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to serve as a professional consultant and environmental toxicology advisor to DHH/OPH/SEET.

• March 11, 2011

  RFP for IT Service Desk

  The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to provide up to six qualified full-time desktop computer technicians to support DHH users in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Three technicians will be deployed in Baton Rouge, three in New Orleans. Each technician will work 40 hours per week for the duration of the contract.

• March 10, 2011

  Health Care Provider and Advocacy Groups Respond to Governor's FY 2012 Executive Budget

  Today, several groups representing health care providers and advocates released statements in response to the Governor's Fiscal Year 2012 executive budget announcement.