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Louisiana
Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating
The Louisiana program is known as Louisiana Medicaid or BayouHealth. It is administered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Their website can be found here. As of June 1, 2018, there were 1,450,400 individuals enrolled in the Louisiana Medicaid program.1
Expanding Medicaid?
Yes.
Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange?
Federally facilitated Marketplace: www.healthcare.gov
Health Information Exchange (if applicable)
The Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum established the Louisiana Health Information Exchange (LaHIE). This HIE is up and running, with hundreds of participants across the state.
APCD (if applicable)
Strong interest, but no formal action yet.
Featured Initiatives
Footnotes
- 1. Louisiana Medicaid Enrollment totals for 2018. Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=LA
Topics Comprehensively Reviewed
Antitrust
Care Coordination/Care Management
Equity and Disparities
Health Information Technology
Medicaid/CHIP Data Requirements
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Medicare Data Requirements
Patient Engagement/Shared Decision-Making
Patient Safety
Privacy and Confidentiality
Private Insurance Data Requirements
Public Health Data Collection and Reporting
Quality Measurement and Reporting
Research
Resource Use (Cost/Utilization) Measurement and Reporting
Security of Health Information
Topics Partially Reviewed
- No topics available
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