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HB 1 by Rep. Jack McFarland is Louisiana’s appropria Ɵ ons bill to provide for the ordinary opera Ɵ ng expenses of the state. Currently included in the bill is funding to raise reimbursement for certain professional services within the Medicaid program to 85% of the Medicare fee schedule. This is a result of Act 306 from 2024 which was championed by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux.
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HB 275 by Rep. Stephanie Berault authorizes students who quali fi ed for a TOPS award as high school students but a Ʃ ended and graduated from an out of state college to apply unused awards to a Ʃ end a Louisiana medical or dental school. The award is granted as a loan which requires repayment should the student fail to prac Ɵ ce in Louisiana for three consecu Ɵ ve years upon comple Ɵ on of their residency program.
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HB 539 by Rep. Stephanie Berault establishes a loan repayment program for physicians up to $150,000 ($30,000/year). To be eligible, physicians must work in Louisiana for a minimum of fi ve years providing clinical or surgical services and treat Medicaid and Medicare pa Ɵ ents. The legisla Ɵ on creates a “Health Workforce Needs Fund” in the State Treasury to receive grants and dona Ɵ ons.
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SB 156 by Sen. Thomas Pressly focuses on in vitro fer Ɵ liza Ɵ on, provides for quali fi ca Ɵ ons to prac Ɵ ce in vitro fer Ɵ liza Ɵ on medicine, addresses liability protec Ɵ ons for physicians, and establishes rights of the human embryo.
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SB 182 by Sen. Kirk Talbot originally sought to suspend Medicaid prior authoriza Ɵ ons for oncology services during a declared emergency. The bill was amended to include all healthcare services. The suspension is limited to Medicaid pa Ɵ ents residing in the designated emergency area.
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Working Together to Keep Physicians in Patient Care Louisiana State Medical Society * Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians * LA Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics * LA Chapter - American College of Cardiology LA Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons * Louisiana Orthopedic Association * Louisiana Osteopathic Medical Association * Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists * Louisiana Society of Interventional Pain Physicians * Medicine Louisiana * Radiological Society of Louisiana Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Monroe, LA * LA Chapter - American College of Emergency Physicians
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