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The Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) is an optional Medicaid program that provides healthcare coverage to uninsured children up to age 19 and enrollees in the LaCHIP Unborn Option (Phase IV) which provides prenatal care services, from conception to birth, for low income uninsured mothers who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid.
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In accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 40:1046 (R.S. 40:1046) and Act 150 of the 2024 Legislative Session (Act 150), the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Sanitarian Services, Cannabis Program is pleased to submit this report detailing the operations and outcomes of the state’s medical marijuana program. It provides comprehensive data collected from the two state-approved licensees authorized to produce therapeutic marijuana in Louisiana: Advanced Biomedics LLC (d/b/a Ilera Holistic Healthcare) and Good Day Farms.
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In response to Act 542 of the 2022 Regular Session, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) submits this report as a state agency that administers federal and state social services and financial assistance programs. The report addresses policies and procedures in place to enhance program integrity and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse of federal and state resources.
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House Resolution (HR) 312 was passed by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana in the 2025 Regular Legislative Session. HR 312 urges the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to address oversight gaps in the MCIP program and to submit quarterly progress reports to the House Committee on Health and Welfare.
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This report is submitted under Act 210 of the 2013 Regular Legislative Session, which requires the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to submit an annual diabetes and obesity action plan to the Senate and House Committees on Health and Welfare after consulting with and receiving comments from the medical directors of each of its contracted Medicaid partners. Data presented on prevalence, utilization and costs of obesity and diabetes are based on paid healthcare claims submitted by each of the Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) to Louisiana Medicaid and represent the Louisiana Medicaid managed care population only. Managed Care 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 Amerigroup, Community Health Solutions, Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas, Healthy Blue, Humana, Louisiana Healthcare Connections, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
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2024 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2023 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2022 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2021 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2020 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2019 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2017 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2016 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2015 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2014 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report 2013 Medicaid Managed Care Diabetes & Obesity Report -
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In response to Act 207 (SB 305) of the 2003 Regular Session, LDH is required to submit certain information regarding the Medicaid Buy-In Program to the legislature, including the status of the buy-in program, a report relative to the estimated value of the state, federal and FICA taxes paid by the participants in the buy-in program, and any recommendations for expanding coverage in the buy-in program.
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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is mandated to produce and submit the Healthy Louisiana Claims Report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, as well as the House and Senate Committees on Health and Welfare.
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This report is in response to Senate Bill No. 337 (Act 540 of the 2008 Regular Session), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
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This report was submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget in accordance with House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 2 of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, prior to calculating, levying and collecting an assessment for each assessed hospital.
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This report is the eleventh in a series of annual reports produced by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH or “the Department”) to satisfy statutory reporting requirements intended to ensure the following outcomes are being achieved by Louisiana’s Medicaid managed care program (R.S. 40:1253.2). Aetna Better Health, Inc. (ABH); AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, Inc. (ACLA); Community Care Plan of Louisiana, Inc. (dba Healthy Blue) (HBL); Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc. (dba Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana) (HHH); Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Inc. (LHCC); and UnitedHealthcare of Louisiana, Inc. (UHC).
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The Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) is an optional Medicaid program that provides healthcare coverage to uninsured children up to age 19 and enrollees in the LaCHIP Unborn Option (Phase IV) which provides prenatal care services, from conception to birth, for low income uninsured mothers who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid.
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This report is written in response to House Resolution Number 292, 2025 Regular Session (H.R. 292), which requests that the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) evaluate the current Louisiana Medicaid coverage and costs of CGM services for patients with GDM.
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