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Sunday, August 25, 2019 State's Largest Physician PAC Endorses Candidates » The Louisiana Medical Political Action Committee ( LAMPAC ), the political arm of the Louisiana State Medical Society ( LS...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Louisiana selects four companies to manage care for state's 1.7 million Medicaid enrollees » Theadvocate.com The Louisiana Department of Health has picked four companies it intends to award multi-billion dollar...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) LSMS Request - End Prior Authorization for Opioid Treatment in Louisiana » October 18, 2018 October 18, 2018 The Honorable John Bel Edwards Governor of Louisiana Office of Governor...
Monday, June 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of healthcare related Congressional events scheduled for the week of June 11 to June 15, 2018...
Monday, June 4, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of healthcare related Congressional events scheduled for the week of June 4 to June 8, 2018....
Monday, April 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of April 23 to April 27, 2...
Monday, April 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of April 16 to April 20, 2...
Monday, March 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related bills introduced in Congress from March 19 to March&nbs...
Monday, March 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of March 5 to March 9, 201...
Monday, February 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of February 26 to March 2,...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related bills introduced in Congress for the week of February 12 to Febru...
Monday, February 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of February 5 to February...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of January 29 to February...
Monday, January 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events scheduled for the week of January 22 to January 2...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of January 15 to...
Monday, January 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of January 8 to...
Monday, December 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related bills introduced in Congress from December 11 to December 15, 2017. Th...
Monday, December 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of December 11 t...
Monday, November 27, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of November 27 t...
Monday, November 20, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related bills introduced in Congress from November 13 to November 17, 2017. Th...
Monday, November 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of November 13 t...
Monday, November 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) President Trump Announces Alex Azar as HHS Secretary » President Trump announced via Twitter this morning that he is nominating Alex Azar as Secretary of the Department of Healt...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) 2018 House Schedule from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy » Attached please find the 2018 House calendar released by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) today. ...
Monday, October 30, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of October 30 to...
Monday, October 23, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of October 23 -...
Monday, October 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of October 16- O...
Thursday, October 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Executive Order on Health Insurance Across State Lines Summary Materials » Attached please find Administration summary materials regarding the President's Executive Order to be released today to di...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of October 9- Oc...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Finance Committee Adopts CHIP Reauthorization Bill » The Senate Finance Committee has reported bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CH...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Final MACRA sign-on letter » Click here to read the final MACRA letter urging Congress to enact legislation to ensure that CMS has the flexibil...
Monday, October 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of October 2 - O...
Monday, September 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related Congressional events currently scheduled for the week of September 25-...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Finance Hearing on Graham-Cassidy Bill - 9/25/17 » Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced Monday evening that the Finance Committee will hold a...
Monday, September 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Congressional Health Events and Bills Introduced » Attached please find a chart of health care related bills introduced in Congress for the week of September 11-September 15...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) W&M Announces September 13th Markup Session for Medicare-Related Bills » Below please find a press release issued today by the Ways and Means Committee announcing that it will hold a markup on Se...
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