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Ochsner signs preliminary deal to partner with rural hospitals
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (830+ words) Ochsner Health System has signed a preliminary agreement to affiliate with a north Louisiana Allegiance Health Management. In a move that could further expand its growing footprint across the state, Ochsner Health System has signed a preliminary "affiliation agreement" with…...
Louisiana will settle two lawsuits with CVS in dispute over prescription drug prices
1+ week, 3+ day ago (491+ words) Louisiana has agreed to settle two lawsuits against CVS Health that were filed earlier this year over the company's treatment of independent pharmacies and its general business practices, court records show. The terms of the settlement were not immediately available....
Louisiana yanks a Medicaid contract, pushing 330,000 people to other plans
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1132+ words) The Louisiana Department of Health headquarters located at 628 N. 4th St. in Baton Rouge. A health department official says she sees the new report by the Centers of Disease Control as "encouraging" despite Louisiana ranking in the top ten states with the…...
Here’s how ACA marketplace health insurance rates are expected to change in your part of Louisiana
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (556+ words) The federal government has reopened after a 43-day shutdown driven by a fight over the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, and the question now is what millions of Americans will pay for health insurance if Congress does not act....
A Louisiana family paid $300 a month for health insurance. Now it's $2,000 as ACA credits expire.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1109+ words) Victor McQuillen and his wife have relied on an Affordable Care Act marketplace plan for their health insurance for most of the past decade. This past year, it was a Blue Cross and Blue Shield silver policy that cost them…...
LCMC and UnitedHealthcare reach last-minute deal to stay in-network
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (275+ words) LCMC Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a last-minute verbal agreement that will keep the hospital system in-network for patients covered by the insurer, avoiding a potential disruption in care for tens of thousands of Louisiana residents. In a statement released…...
How this Baton Rouge health system plans on bringing high-level care to rural communities
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) E.J. Kuiper, CEO of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, at the corporate office on Friday, October 10, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On a TV mounted to the left of his desk, E.J. Kuiper watches the census numbers of the Our Lady…...
Editorial: Strengthening Medicaid will make all of Louisiana stronger
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Louisiana's Medicaid reimbursement rates for obstetric care providers are among the lowest in the country, while the state has the highest share of births financed by Medicaid in the nation. It's created a problem where many providers won't accept Medicaid…...
Government shutdown puts Louisiana health coverage costs on the line
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (809+ words) The Capitol is seen on the first day of a government shutdown, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The federal government shut down last week, and at the heart of the standoff is a fight over the health insurance subsidies that keep…...
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana refreshes Baton Rouge office and broadens community outreach across the state
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana CEO Kyle Viator and company leaders cut the ribbon on the refreshed office space in Baton Rouge. This article is brought to you by AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana. It's not every day that an organization celebrates having a…...