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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Louisiana Behavioral Health Managed Care
Healthy Louisiana is the managed care system for Medicaid adults and children who require specialized behavioral health services. Through better coordination of services, Healthy Louisiana:
- Enhances the consumer experience;
- Increases access to a more complete and effective array of behavioral health services and supports;
- Improves quality of care and outcomes; and
- Reduces repeat ER visits, hospitalizations, out-of-home placements, and institutionalizations.
Through a separate contract, Magellan Health of Louisiana manages care for children at risk for out-of-home placement under the Coordinated System of Care (CSoC). The CSoC includes the participation of Magellan, the Office of Behavioral Health, Medicaid, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ), the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and the Department of Education (DOE).
Helpful Information
- Healthy Louisiana Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Waiver
- Magellan of Louisiana
- Healthy Louisiana
Contact
For more info, call 225-342-2540, email healthy@la.gov, or submit an inquiry.