States must begin verifying millions of Medicaid enrollees’ monthly work status by the end of next year — a task some critics ...

Bill Cassidy’s office in Metairie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The group demonstrated in hopes of persuading Sen.

The new Medicaid work rules in President Trump's tax-and-spending law put states on a tight timetable for setting up systems to notify millions of recipients about the requirements — and to track if ...

In Louisiana, people depend on Medicaid more than almost anywhere else in the country, with about one-third of the state ...

Even as states brace for significant reductions in federal Medicaid funding over the next decade, conservative legislatures ...

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Dr. Jennifer Avegno told WWL’s Newell Normand that Medicaid recipients will have to recertify their eligibility twice a year instead of only once. She says history shows that this added red tape could ...

East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake ...

Medicaid work requirements and other health care provisions in the bill ignore the reality of living in poorer rural communities, where people struggle to find the jobs, transportation and internet ...

Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the ...

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With federal lawmakers weighing cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, health care leaders in Louisiana are sounding the alarm, warning that reductions in funding could devastate access to care for hundred… ...