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- Louisiana Sen Landrieu Gets Raw Deal On Senate Health Care…
- So, it was not just Senator Mary Landrieu who wanted this gap to be filled. According to Senator Landrieu, “It is the No. 1 request of my Governor who is a Republican. He explicitly asked that I pursue these funds. It is unanimously…
- Bayou Buzz
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- 3 hours ago
- Louisiana ranks 47th in national health survey
- Perhaps the more important point, according to state Health Secretary Alan Levine, is that while Louisiana has a long way to go, the recent jump shows that progress is possible. “Our goal is to make this improvement an annual event, and one…
- New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- 11/19/2009
- Louisiana Medicaid Recognized as a national best practice for…
- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized Louisiana’s Medicaid program as a national best practice for its efforts to simplify…
- Alexandria Daily Town Talk
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- 1 day ago
- La. Gets Highest 'Health Ranking' In 19 Years
- DHH Secretary Alan Levine released the following statement today regarding Louisiana's improvement in United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings. The state increased from 50th to 47th, marking the state's highest ranking in the 19…
- NewOrleans.Com
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- 11/18/2009
- La.'s health ranking rises to 47th
- Perhaps the more important point, according to state Health Secretary Alan Levine, is that while Louisiana has a long way to go, the recent jump shows that progress is possible. "Our goal is to make this improvement an annual event, and one…
- New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- 11/19/2009
- Sen.Landrieu holds off on taking health care stand, while…
- ... Alan Levine, Louisiana secretary of health and hospitals in the Jindal administration, said that even those who oppose the bill ought to be grateful that Landrieu used her leverage to try to fix the state's so-called "FMAP'' problem. "
- Democratic Underground.com
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- 11/20/2009
- Lexington Town Meeting adopts meals, hotel/motel taxes
- The theme for the third night of Lexington’s fall Town Meeting was taxes. Increases on room occupancy taxes and the meals tax were approved Wednesday night. The voice count on Article 6, which will raise the local meals tax by 0.75 percent,…
- Abington Mariner
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- 11/19/2009
- Landrieu pushes for aid to La. in health-care bill
- Though the provision in the bill was estimated by the Congressional Budget Office at $100 million, state Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine said the state needs about $500 million. “I’m glad the language is in the bill…
- Baton Rouge Advocate
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- 11/20/2009
- Munroe decision postponed again
- Alan Levine, chairman of the Appropriation Committee, said his committee debated its position until 7:29 before the 7:30 start of the meeting. Levine said the committee’s difficulty was based on the fact that the town only released details…
- Abington Mariner
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- 11/18/2009