Governor Landry establishes the Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability. Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein (green-steen) says the goal is to make access to quality healthcare available to everyone, regardless of where in the state he or she lives.
Greenstein says one of the key priorities of the new office is to expand the healthcare workforce in rural areas and says this this new office goes beyond just the healthcare aspect. It also addresses things to improve the overall health of people living in rural areas.
Cut 9 (08) “…in our communities.”
It’s all part of the state’s rural health transformation program, which is supported by more than 208-million dollars in federal funding.
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A bill that would make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions will soon be heard by the full House. The author of House Bill 750, Vincent Cox of Gretna, says the goal is to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one. Cox says he’s been in close contact with industry leaders to fine-tune the bill.
Cut 4 (09) “…soften their concerns.”
The Louisiana Senate approves legislation that would allow local governments to hold a vote to see if their residents want to have fluoride removed from their drinking water. Houma Republican Mike Fesi is the author of the bill; he says fluoride is bad for your body and your brain.
Cox says should his bill become law, it would make violations a civil matter and not a criminal matter, and damages would be nominal.