Close

Politics

Culture/Lifestyle

Environment

Op-Ed/Lagniappe

Sports

Category: Health Care

New 2026 Report Reveals Alarming Expansion of Maternity Care Deserts in Louisiana; Advocates to Host Virtual Press Conference on May 7

May 1, 2026

On May 7th at 11:00 AM, advocates from the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom and Birthmark Doula Collective will join researchers from Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute for a live virtual press conference to discuss a rapidly worsening maternal healthcare crisis. The briefing will detail the findings of “Maternity Care Deserts: A 2026 Report on Louisiana,” […]

Louisiana Families Are Paying the Price for MAGA Republicans Inaction on Health Care

December 16, 2025

In Louisiana, health care is not an abstract policy debate. It is a kitchen-table reality that touches every family, every parish, and every community in our state. For the past several years, enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits have helped hundreds of thousands of Louisianans afford health coverage. These credits have allowed small business owners […]

Louisiana Ranks Among Least Burdened States as National Family Caregiver Crisis Intensifies

December 2, 2025

As a record 38 million Americans grapple with unprecedented demands caring for aging relatives, Louisiana emerges as one of the nation’s least burdened states for family caregivers, ranking ninth from the bottom in a comprehensive new analysis of the caregiving crisis gripping the country. The study by Seniorly, a CareScout company, examined caregiver prevalence, multigenerational […]

‘Cruelty at Its Highest Order’: Troy Carter Slams GOP and Senate Democrats Over Health Care and SNAP Cuts

November 10, 2025

Editor’s note: Congressman Troy Carter’s full statement can be found here.  In a dramatic late-night vote to avert a prolonged government shutdown, a small but pivotal group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a short-term funding bill; and unfortunately, it’s one that excluded key Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit extensions. The decision effectively […]

Abundant Life Tabernacle Hosts Men’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Event to Promote Early Detection and Wellness

September 5, 2025

WHO:       Bishop Tyrone G. Jefferson, Jr., Dr. Jorge Caso, Dr. Brendan King, Dr. Eric Griggs, Dr. Patrick Thompson, Mr. Norman Robinson, Mr. Conrad Duplessis, New Age Social Services, Ochsner Health, Professional Funeral Services, Survival Solutions, The Only Way is to Go Through Change – Dr. Brian Turner, and Versatile Entertainment WHAT:     […]

Tax Breaks for the Wealthy, Cuts for the Sick: How Louisiana Republicans Just Voted Against Their Own People

July 2, 2025

Louisiana’s Republican delegation just made a devastating choice, voting to preserve massive tax cuts for the wealthy, while stripping health care from nearly 200,000 of their own constituents. With their support for Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed in the Senate on July 1 and expected to clear the House this week, Louisiana […]

Senate Democrats Warn Louisiana Among States Most at Risk as GOP Health Care Cuts Threaten Rural Hospitals

June 19, 2025

A coalition of Senate Democrats is warning that Louisiana could be one of the hardest-hit states under a Republican-backed health care proposal passed by the U.S. House. The legislation—part of a broader reconciliation package—includes more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, along with $500 billion in Medicare reductions. According […]

Go to Page