Saturday, July 05, 2008
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Editor's note: This Op-Ed was written by John Matessino from the Louisiana Hospital Association. HB 1, the funding bill, is expected to be reported from committee early next week, and then it will move to the full Senate.
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In the mid-1990s, former President Ronald Reagan’s public battle with Alzheimer’s disease inspired many families of dementia patients to finally seek information, education and support.
After decades of building coalitions and promoting progressive healthcare reform as an essential part of Louisiana’s future, Coletta Barrett recently changed course and now advocates principles that governed the medical community in centuries past.
The goal of getting more people insured and to the doctor faces a shortage of primary care physicians.
Efforts to lower health care costs through ‘transparency’ appear to be growing legs.
Wester aware of the obstacles he—and the community—face as Our Lady of the Lake’s incoming president and CEO.
Our Lady of the Lake tries an innovative tactic to cover shifts amid a chronic shortage of nurses.
OLOL is counting on private donations to build a freestanding children’s hospital in B.R.
Cancer radiation therapy honcho discusses LSU-Mary Bird Perkins’ promise and the growing sophistication of medical physics.
Dentists are hesitant to accept patients who rely on Medicaid, which pays less than 60% of the average fee for most services.
Thanks in part to the 2005 hurricanes, Baton Rouge has matured into South Louisiana’s largest, most stable and sophisticated medical center.
Louisiana’s congressional delegation joins the call to better educate Americans about Medicare limitations.
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