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Louisiana legislators passed SB14, a bill that aligns with the "Make America Healthy Again" initiative. See the nutrition and ...
A Louisiana bill related to the broader national health initiative known as Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) heads to Gov.
AARP called on Gov. Jeff Landry to veto the bill, saying "vulnerable older adults...have lost their ability to seek justice ...
Various proposals had floated in the U.S. House that could have severely affected the state's health care system.
The Louisiana Department of Health covered $103 million in ineligible Medicaid costs according to a newly-released audit ...
From new criminal justice reforms to teacher raises and election integrity bills, see what’s already passed and what’s still ...
A new lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s classification of abortion medications as controlled dangerous substances. The suit alleges that the law creates barriers for health care workers who need to ...
But Tamika Thomas-Magee, a nurse and the director of clinical services at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, which operates health centers in Louisiana, said she believes the law is being used as a ...
First, they claim the law violates the right to equal protection by discriminating against patients and providers based on physical condition, under Article 1, Section 3 of the Louisiana ...
Proponents of the law argue that it doesn’t affect legal prescriptions of the medications, and the Louisiana Department of Health issued guidance for health-care providers in September seeking ...