… it is every bit as awful as we feared. The GOP’s plan will force Americans to pay more for less care. It will make health care unaffordable for the poorest and most vulnerable, while offering a massive tax break for the rich. Perhaps most …
Category: Louisiana
DHH and Dr. Gee Need To Do Their Job
… why Louisiana’s budget is such a mess? A big reason is the amount of money taxpayers are spending on Medicaid. Health care is important, but so are the other goods and services we pay for and expect to receive from government. Medicaid is the …
Hollis files bill to exempt Louisianians from ACAa
… Hollis referred to is the individual shared responsibility payment, which requires individuals capable of purchasing health insurance to pay for each month they or their immediate family members are uninsured. The penalty is assessed by the IRS …
Anti-smoking groups celebrate 10-year anniversary of Louisiana’s Smoke-Free Air Act
Anti-smoking groups are touting the 10-year anniversary of Louisiana’s law banning smoking in restaurants, schools and workplaces. The law, known as the Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act, took effect in January 2007.
Report: 37,000 Louisiana jobs at risk if Obamacare is repealed
An estimated 37,000 Louisiana jobs will be lost if Congress ends the Medicaid expansion program and premium tax credits linked to the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new nonpartisan report. Repealing the health-care law would lead to a $639.7 million loss in state and local taxes; a $39.1 billion loss in business output; and a $21.5 billion hit to the gross state product, according to the report from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and nonprofit Commonwealth Fund.