Post by Logan on Jun 28, 2016 19:55:32 GMT -6
Louisiana in for big changes, likely bumpy ride with Medicaid expansion
Perhaps more than in any other state, the expansion of Medicaid to give thousands of Louisiana residents no-cost health insurance stands to have a profound effect on health care — whether it’s better or worse than the system already established to cover the needs of the poor.
Louisiana on Friday is set to become the 31st state to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law. About 375,000 people — mostly the working poor — are expected to get free health insurance coverage through the new program, which is mostly subsidized by the federal government.
But the transition to having so many more people on Medicaid, rather than relying on Louisiana’s unique “charity” hospital system when they can’t afford health care, is expected to be bumpy — to put it lightly.
“There’s going to be a journey we have of people learning what it actually means to have insurance and have primary care,” said Dr. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana Department of Health secretary.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/16210256-79/medicaid-expansion-will-impact-public-private-partnerships-for-charity-hospitals
Perhaps more than in any other state, the expansion of Medicaid to give thousands of Louisiana residents no-cost health insurance stands to have a profound effect on health care — whether it’s better or worse than the system already established to cover the needs of the poor.
Louisiana on Friday is set to become the 31st state to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law. About 375,000 people — mostly the working poor — are expected to get free health insurance coverage through the new program, which is mostly subsidized by the federal government.
But the transition to having so many more people on Medicaid, rather than relying on Louisiana’s unique “charity” hospital system when they can’t afford health care, is expected to be bumpy — to put it lightly.
“There’s going to be a journey we have of people learning what it actually means to have insurance and have primary care,” said Dr. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana Department of Health secretary.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/16210256-79/medicaid-expansion-will-impact-public-private-partnerships-for-charity-hospitals