Medicaid

The future of rural hospitals in Louisiana is being questioned in the wake of Medicaid cuts passed by the GOP.

Now that the cuts have been approved, here are some ways people in Louisiana could be impacted.

Transgender Louisianians will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any gender-affirming care prescriptions if their provider uses certain gender-related diagnosis codes, according to multiple LGBTQ+ organizations.

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage.

A resolution setting up terms for debating President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts bill in the House has barely cleared the Rules Committee, a warning sign of some House Republican resistance.

State Senate President Cameron Henry said proposals for federal Medicaid cuts could cost Louisiana $4 billion.

A proposal to expand Louisiana’s Medicaid coverage for mental health to include partial hospitalization services is moving forward in the Legislature, but only after lawmakers removed a key component to cut costs.

Republican Gov Jeff Landry’s budget proposal proposes increasing state spending on health care by $1.5 billion in the next fiscal year.

Republicans are set to slash billions in Medicaid funding, jeopardizing coverage for low-income Louisianians.

Host Bob Pavlovich spoke with two Louisiana Medicaid providers—Alice Riener, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Care and Dr. Peggy Honoré—about how they've been preparing for potential cuts.