Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
La. Begins Medicaid Expansion Enrollment With Federal Approval Of Novel Sign-Up Initiative
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Louisiana Begins Enrolling 375,000 People Into Medicaid
Department of Health and Hospitals will begin the massive task Wednesday (June 1) of enrolling 375,000 people into the state's expanded Medicaid program. The department's goal is to get Medicaid insurance cards into the hands of more than half of the people eligible for the program by July 1. (Litten, 5/31)
The Associated Press: Enrollment For Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Opens Wednesday
People interested in getting insurance coverage through Louisiana's new Medicaid expansion can begin signing up Wednesday. (Deslatte, 5/31)
New Orleans Advocate: Louisiana Approved For First-In-The-Nation Medicaid Enrollment Plan
Louisiana is the 31st state in the country to embrace Medicaid expansion, one of the key provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act, but it’s the first state to receive approval from the federal government to link enrollment and eligibility to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps. “Surprisingly, no other state has done this,” said Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee. “We’re trying to be efficient in how we use state employees and state resources.” (Crisp, 5/31)
Morning Consult: HHS Aproves New Model For Louisiana Medicaid Expansion
Louisiana will be the first state to determine Medicaid eligibility using SNAP program information, using a process called a state plan amendment, HHS said Tuesday in a release announcing their approval. Tomorrow, the state will become the 31st state to begin enrolling people in a Medicaid expansion program. (McIntire, 5/31)
New Orleans Times-Picayune: John Bel Edwards To Visit New Orleans To Tout Medicaid Expansion
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Rebekah Gee will visit New Orleans on Wednesday (June 1) as part of an effort to promote the state's Medicaid expansion. The "Healthy Louisiana" tour, which draws its title from the renamed Bayou Health program, is aimed at getting information to people about what they need to do to sign up for Medicaid. (Litten, 5/31)
