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Louisiana Receives Approval for Unique Strategy to Enroll SNAP Beneficiaries in Expanded Medicaid Coverage Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Ι Contact: Samantha Faulkner; 225.342.9010, samantha.faulkner@la.gov Baton Rouge, La. – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and...

This notice is to inform providers of a change in policy regarding pharmacy signature log/delivery log and patient counseling. In effort to strengthen the LA medicade Pharmacy program and prevent improper payments…

Website Friday, April 15, 2016 | Contact: bayouhealth@la.gov Beginning in May, the daily noon provider calls related to the integration of mental health and substance use services into Bayou Health will shift to a weekly call on Wednesdays only. The Department of...

Informational Bulletins cover a variety of topics related to Healthy Louisiana, and all are available here.

HPA 16-13: Home Health Services: Transition to 15-Minute Units for Home Health Aide Services

HPA 16-12: Implementation of NewService Intensity Add-On Rates

HPA 16-11: Healthy Louisiana Rebranding

August 19-21, 2016 Shreveport Convention Center Shreveport, LA Registration details will be forthcoming www.womansfoundation.com Call us for more information 337.988.1816 Red River Potpourri is presented by The Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of...

Hurricane Preparedness 2016 and Sanofi ActHIB vaccine Memos to all VFC Providers! ActHIB now has a new NDC number and as a reminder at the beginning of the hurricane season, we are encouraging all providers to review and update their emergency vaccination storage...

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Ι Contact: Samantha Faulkner; 225.342.9010, samantha.faulkner@la.gov Baton Rouge, La. – Both Louisiana and the nation have experienced declines in teen birth rates over the past decade, and Secretary Rebekah Gee of the Department of Health and...