The Delta region, which includes communities in both Louisiana and Mississippi, would suffer under the large health care cuts ...

A final House vote is expected Thursday for President Trump's second-term agenda on tax reductions, immigration enforcement ...

Most State Medicaid Programs Cover Routine Eye Exams For Adults, But Coverage Of Other Routine Vision Services Varies Brandy J. Lipton, Jenna Garcia, Michel H. Boudreaux, Petros Azatyan, and ...

With federal lawmakers weighing cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, health care leaders in Louisiana are sounding the alarm, warning that reductions in funding could devastate access to care for ...

The Supreme Court term has given the Trump administration a series of major wins in the final blockbuster week of its term.

The conservative Supreme Court has allowed states to ban transgender care for minors — a blockbuster decision that could have ...

BATON ROUGE--Just a few days after a regular session ended, Louisiana lawmakers are bracing for up to a $4 billion loss in federal Medicaid funding that could force them back into a special session ...

Roughly 35 percent of Louisiana residents rely on Medicaid for health insurance, and the federal money accounts for more than two-thirds of the nearly $15 billion a year that Louisiana spends on ...

For example, as of April 2025, New York Medicaid has changed its coverage for certain over-the-counter (OTC) products, removing some nasal sprays and digestive aids while keeping others, like children ...

One Louisiana hospital leader says it could "jeopardize rural access, medical education, and essential services such as maternity care, children’s services, behavioral health, and access to ...