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After the holiday weekend, lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge Tuesday to begin the seventh week of the regular legislative ...

About 69% of adults on Medicaid in Louisiana do work, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. A lot of people at risk of ...

There is some concern about the cost of health care (in poll), more specifically prescription drugs.” John Couvillon, Founder ...

Patrick McMath, R-Covington, who also introduced separate legislation this session to remove fluoride from Louisiana’s drinking water. The bill, SB14, would also ban ultraprocessed ingredients ...

On Oct. 31, Louisiana healthcare workers filed a lawsuit against a new state law that classifies abortion medications as controlled substances, a designation the plaintiffs say will delay care and ...

These amendments go into effect on August 1, 2024. Background, including recent press coverage, for the Louisiana legislation (aka House Bill 672) suggests the measure relates to a recent series ...

These issues are not exclusive to one state, however the healthcare system and health insurance climate in Louisiana is among the worst in the U.S. In Louisiana, the uninsured rate has been ...