PRIOR AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION The LSMS requested and successfully passed 2 key pieces of Prior Authorization/Utilization Management legislation in the 2023 Regular Legislative Session. This legislation went into effect on Jan 1, 2024. ACT 312 by Rep. Thomas Pressly (now Senator) focused specifically on utilization management standards, reasonable uniform time frames, an enhanced peer-to-peer review process and a guarantee of payment. ACT 333 by Sen. Jeremy Stine focused on transparency, requiring health plans to annually
report certain prior authorization metrics to the Department of Insurance. Please contact Maria Bowen at govaffairs@lsms.org if you continue to have existing and/or new issues related to prior authorization.
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Pay off your loans while providing much-needed health services! LOUISIANA PHYSICIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM The Louisiana Physician Loan Repayment Program repays education loans to primary care MDs and DOs who practice in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). For a five-year initial commitment, physicians can receive up to $30,000 annually. Participants who complete their original five-year commitment in compliance, remain in an eligible site in a HPSA, and still have educational loans to repay may be able to extend their commitment with a two-year renewal and receive up to $15,000 annually. Well-Ahead Louisiana’s Primary Care Office provides eligibility information and assists with the application process. Learn more at wellaheadla.com/louisiana-physician-loan-repayment-program.
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REP THOMAS PRESSLY
SEN JEREMY STINE
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Physicians (allopathic or osteopathic) listed below are eligible to receive a Physician Loan Repayment Program award (to include those in the final year of their residency): • General practice • Family practice • Obstetrics/gynecology • Internal medicine • Pediatrics
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MATCH DAY WAS MARCH 15TH! Congratulations to our medical student members who participated in Match Day. What an exciting time for you as you continue your medical education and career path. Our Medical School Representative, Madison Thornton, extended a heartfelt congratulations to all medical school students celebrating Match Day! #matchday #medicalschool #louisianamedschool #tulaneschoolofmedicine #medicalschool
HAPPY DOCTOR’S DAY! On March 30, we celebrate the incredible dedication, hard work, and compassion of doctors around the world. Thank you for your tireless commitment to healing and caring for others. You truly make a difference every day! 💙 #DoctorsDay #Gratitude #LSMS
• Emergency medicine • General psychiatry
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