Resource Category: Health Care

Medicaid Enrollment Declines

Louisiana Medicaid enrollment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels after more than 400,000 people were removed from the taxpayer financed health insurance program over the last two years. A congressional aid package passed during the COVID-19 pandemic prohibited states that accepted increased federal financing for Medicaid from removing people from the rolls, even if they were […]

Elderly Care Services Report

The number of people who are elderly is growing at a faster pace than the rest of the population across the country and in Louisiana. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that people age 65 and older will outnumber children by 2034, a first in the nation’s history.

PAR Statement on Blue Cross Sale

A proposed sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health involves the creation of a $3 billion foundation, the Accelerate Louisiana Initiative. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana has concerns about the structure of the governing board that will oversee the foundation, particularly the appointment of a board member by […]

Louisiana’s Mental Health

Mental illnesses and other mental health problems have worsened in Louisiana and across the nation in recent years, according to federal data tracking the issue. COVID-19 only compounded the problem, causing social isolation, anxiety and financial hardship.

Managing Medicaid Disenrollment

Louisiana has started removing tens of thousands of people from the state’s Medicaid program, more than 50,000 so far, either because they no longer qualify for the taxpayer financed health insurance or at least haven’t proven they remain eligible.

Medicaid and COVID-19

Louisiana’s Medicaid program provides health care coverage to nearly 2 million people, 42% of thepopulation, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The percentage of state population enrolled in Medicaid increased about 5% from early 2020 to July 2021.

2017 Legislative Wrap-Up

The sessions produced a solid budget but no fiscal reforms while leaving questions about the cliff, transportation and Medicaid.