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LA House Votes to Nullify Federally Mandated Health Insurance Louisiana lawmakers want to exempt LA citizens from the federal mandate requiring all citizens to purchase health insurance . The House of Representatives voted 59-15 today to declare that Louisiana residents should not be subject to the looming mandate to buy health insurance, an anchor provision of President Barack Obama' s recently enacted health care overhaul . Both the debate and the vote fell along party lines, with a... Read Full Story
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What Insurance Reform Means For Louisiana Organizing for America (OAF) wants you to know what health insurance reform really means for us, right here in Louisiana. Together with President Obama's administration, they created this video to put some real numbers in front of the promise that reform is right for Louisiana. After decades of struggle and a year of debate, health reform is now law in America. What does it mean for you? It means an end to the worst insurance company abuses, new... Read Full Story
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Congress Passes Health Care Bill As of roughly 10:00 p.m. this evening, Congress passed a bill which, upon becoming law when President Obama signs it, will enact sweeping health care insurance reform. Perhaps not exactly the way many were hoping (there is no public option) this act will nevertheless provide an option to millions of Americans without health insurance who currently have no options at all. People who live the way my family lived for nearly 5 years after I lost my own job as a... Read Full Story
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A Healthy New Year For Louisiana While we wait and watch to see what Congress will actually decide to put forward in a health insurance reform bill, here are some links to help you keep your families healthy in the coming New Year: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Anyone wanting to " apply for LaCHIP, LaCHIP affordable, and other Medicaid programs " can go to the Franklinton Health Unit - 120 Eleventh St., Franklinton on December 29, 2009 from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. If you can't... Read Full Story
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Congressman "Joseph" Cao Hosts 5th AAA Health Fair for Louisianans on March 20, 2010 Let's hear it for Congressman Cao, who continues to put his money where his mouth is on the issue of health care for Louisianans. Below is a copy of the press release issued today by his office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : March 3, 2010 CONTACT : D. Clayton Hall (202) 225-6636 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Cao to Host 5th AAA Health Fair New Orleans, LA – On Saturday, March 20, 2010, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao... Read Full Story
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Senators Need A Push To Pass Health Care Reform Bill Today from MoveOn : Breaking news: congressional leaders are presenting a new plan to finish comprehensive health care reform—but it's already meeting resistance from some rank-and-file Democrats. 1 News reports say " it's unclear that they will have the votes to move forward ." 2 So we're launching a massive nationwide call-in effort today to send an overwhelming message to Capitol Hill: giving up on health care reform is not an option... Read Full Story
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National Folic Acid Week The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has posted the following information on National Folic Acid Week, January 4 - 10. It's no "Talk Like A Pirat e Day ," but I suppose it's still a worthwhile effort. So if you or someone you know has a bun in the proverbial oven, take a look: NATIONAL FOLIC ACID AWARENESS WEEK IS JANUARY 4-10, 2010 LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS STATES, IT TAKES A HEALTHY WOMAN TO PRODUCE A HEALTHY BABY Folic Acid Taken... Read Full Story
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BusinessWeek.com published this comparison of the House and Senate versions of the health insurance reform bill: ------ The Senate Democratic bill (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 -- compared with 83 percent now. Government subsidies to help buy coverage start in 2014. Of the remaining 24 million people under age 65 left uninsured, about one-third would be illegal immigrants. COST: Coverage provisions cost $871... Read Full Story
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Fix The Senate Health Care Bill For those of you following the continued drama surrounding the health care reform bill(s) floating around Washington, here's a summary of progress to date. In order for this bill to become law, both houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) put forward their own preferred versions of the bill. Once each house of congress passes its individual version of the bill, the two versions will be sent to a committee comprised of members of both... Read Full Story
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Should Congress Tax Elective Cosmetic Procedures To Help Pay For Universal Health Care? Now that Senator Landrieu and Congressman Cao have given their support to the health insurance reform initiative, let's talk about some of those BIG SCARY TAX INCREASES that have someone (read:. "insurance companies") splashing all kinds of silly misinformation all over TV and radio commercials. For example, perhaps Cousin Sally was just diagnosed with leukiemia. But Sally is widowed and works two part... Read Full Story
