Louisiana is one of 30 states with criminal penalties related to HIV exposure. Most were created in the 1980s during the AIDS ...

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.

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

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 response to the threat that Louisiana might get generic approval from the federal government, the industry agreed to a ...

Here's a look at the main components of the bill and how the changes could affect tax cuts, Medicaid, food stamps, offshore ...

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 ...

With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.

With President Donald Trump's signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medicaid recipients will need to meet new nationwide work requirements. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah reports on one recipient ...

The Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” makes huge changes to Medicaid, including rolling out work requirements nationwide for the first time.

A proposed work requirement would make Medicaid expansion enrollees prove they’re working or meet other criteria. Most already work, but millions are expected to lose coverage if the provision passes, ...