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Louisiana SUN Bucks: How to apply, do you qualify and when they will go out
SUN Bucks benefits are back! Here is everything you need to know about how to apply, when you will receive them and if you ...
Sun Bucks program returns to Louisiana for summer 2025
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today that the state will participate in the SUN ...
Louisiana enlists AI to take on Medicaid fraud
The Louisiana Department of Health could soon use artificial intelligence to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the state’s ...
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Do you qualify? Sun Bucks returns in summer 2025 for some Louisiana families
Sun Bucks is returning this summer, providing families with a one-time $120 grocery benefit for children who qualify for free ...
House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline.
Among them is Chloe Stovall, 23, who works in the produce aisle at the SuperValu grocery store in Vivian, Louisiana. She said ...
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Letters:: Louisiana can't afford federal Medicaid cuts
But all Louisiana families should be concerned that critical funding for the Medicaid program is on the chopping block. More than one in three individuals in our state depend on this funding for ...
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Louisiana will turn to AI to detect Medicaid fraud, health officials say
“Our first mission … is to improve efficiency and integrity of the Louisiana Medicaid program.” The state health department ...
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Louisiana health dept. set to lose up to $86M in federal funding as DOGE cuts programs
Louisiana may lose over $128M in federal funds under Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, with the state health department facing the ...
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Louisiana has the second-highest rate of Medicaid coverage in the country. See parish data.
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program comprehensive health coverage ... but ranges from 11% in Utah to 34% in New Mexico. In Louisiana, 31.9% have Medicaid — the second-highest rate ...