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Louisiana Eliminates Medicaid Coverage for Hospice Care

Published on Fri Jan 04, 2013

Effective Feb. 1, Louisiana will cut Medicaid payments for hospice care, along with other Medicaid cuts as part of severe state budget cuts, reports TheAdvertiser.com. Of course, hospice care in Louisiana will still be covered under Medicare, but there are thousands of Medicaid patients in the state seeking hospice care -- nearly 6,000 in fact. The understanding is that nursing homes [...]
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