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• May 02, 2014

  DHH to Appeal State Plan Amendment Denial

  Late this afternoon, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) was notified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that the remaining state plan amendments (SPAs) for the public-private partnerships have been denied. This is an unprecedented step by the federal government that contradicts earlier approval actions by CMS. The Department will appeal the decision by CMS through an administrative appeal. There is no short-term budget impact as a result of the CMS decision.

• March 31, 2014

  Louisiana Medicaid Offers Applied Behavioral Analysis Services

• March 21, 2014

  DHH Announces Contract Recommendation for Statewide Dental Benefits Program Manager

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today announced that Managed Care of North America Dental (MCNA) is being recommended for the contract as the Dental Benefits Program Manager to provide dental services for 1.2 million Medicaid and LaCHIP enrollees.

• February 03, 2014

  Update to Planned February 4 Public Meeting Agenda

  The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) is rescinding its November 2013 emergency rule for outpatient abortion facilities licensing standards. The notice of intent to finalize the rule scheduled for a public hearing tomorrow, Feb. 4, has been removed from the hearing’s agenda. The Department will reissue a revised rule and notice of intent at a later date. Once a new notice of intent has been filed, a new public hearing will be scheduled to receive public comments.

• January 06, 2014

  In Case You Missed It: The Advocate Highlights Excellent Results from Bayou Health Plans’ External Review

  "Five private firms managing health care for about 900,000 Louisiana Medicaid recipients got high marks in an independent review required by federal officials.

• January 02, 2014

  2013 Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership Transparency Report

  The charge of Act 212 of the 2013 Regular Legislative Session was to provide transparency relative to Medicaid managed care programs. Within the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), this involves the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP) and its included Coordinated System of Care (CSoC). To manage the LBHP, inclusive of CSoC, Magellan Health Services of Louisiana, Inc. (Magellan) was selected to administer the program as the statewide management organization (SMO). This report outlines responses to the requests made by the legislature in Act 212 relative to Magellan's management of care within the LBHP and CSoC.

• December 19, 2013

  Bayou Health Plans Earn High Marks from External Review

  The Department of Health and Hospitals released today final External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) reports that show that the Bayou Health Plans collectively earned high marks for compliance with more than 4,000 state and federal requirements. Compliance with requirements from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is key to demonstrating that they Bayou Health Plans are effectively managing the health care of the more than 900,000 individuals enrolled in the State’s Medicaid managed care program. This is the first EQRO report to be issued for Bayou Health, which was implemented in by the Department of Health and Hospitals in 2012.

• November 22, 2013

  Emergency Rule Ensures Enrollee Choice, Prohibits Provider Steering

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) adopted an emergency rule, effective Dec. 1, to comply with federal regulations, and protect Medicaid enrollees' right to choose how they receive their healthcare.

• August 16, 2013

  Changes to Medicaid Eligibility Criteria Effective January 1

• August 05, 2013

  Louisiana Receives Final Approval for Partnership with Our Lady of the Lake

  BATON ROUGE, La. -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that Louisiana received final federal approval for the state's public-private partnership with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, which took over operations of the former Earl K. Long Medical Center earlier this year.

• August 02, 2013

  DHH Plans 2014 Implementation of Managed Care for Medicaid Dental Benefits

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has announced plans to renew its efforts to contract with a single Dental Benefits Manager (DBM), to be procured through a new competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process, to provide dental healthcare benefits and services to Louisiana Medicaid and LaCHIP recipients statewide.

• March 22, 2013

  Important Information Regarding Provider Enrollment Operations

  Important information regarding Medicaid Provider Enrollment.