US Senator Bill Cassidy is among a bipartisan group of Senators that has filed legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills. Cassidy believes the measure is a good fit for insurers and caregivers while also addressing constituents concerns….
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The bill would require that a patient is only required to pay the in network cost-sharing amount for an emergency, even if they are treated by an out-of-network facility or an out-of-network provider.

The Department of Children and Family Services has launched a campaign to recruit foster parents for teenagers. Some families might be intimidated to take in someone who’s going through the often turbulent and hormone driven teenage years, but DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says it’s certainly not the most difficult period of a kid’s life.
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Teens account for about 20-percent of the kids under the state’ care, but fewer than five-percent are placed in non-relative foster homes.

Louisiana lawmakers are moving closer to approving a ban on nearly all abortions in Louisiana. The proposal would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected. Governor Edwards says he’ll sign that legislation when it reaches his desk, but he also points out that abortions would automatically be prohibited in Louisiana if Roe versus Wade gets overturned…
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Louisiana’s fetal hearbeat abortion ban is awaiting House approval, before it reaches the governor’s desk.

The Louisiana affiliates of the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization have unified to become a single, statewide affiliate. Executive Director of Komen Louisiana, Angela Miller, says the organization has a hefty goal of cutting in half the number of breast cancer deaths in Louisiana by 2026.
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To reach the goal, Komen’s will work to ensure breast cancer patients receive the treatment they need to beat the disease.