Louisiana

Health Care

Know Your Rights

• ABLE accounts: set aside money without putting your other public benefits at risk.

  "ABLE" stands for the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014." This law allows ABLE accounts to help people save for things related to a disability. Learn more here about the ABLE program. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Guide to Medicare Savings through the Medicaid Program

  If you have Medicare and have low income and few assets, you may be eligible to have the state?s Medicaid program pay your Medicare premiums for you. This guide describes the program, eligibility criteria, and how to apply. Content Detail

  By:

  Advocacy Center

• LaMoms Medicaid Application

  Medicaid program for pregnant women with income up to 200% of the federal poverty level. You can download the application form, or fill it in online. Instructions are here, too. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Card

  Information on using and replacing the card. Includes toll-free numbers for help. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Medicaid application (LA Medicaid and LaCHIP)

  General Medicaid application form OK for all services except for Long-Term Care (LTC). Persons interested in LTC must contact ACS (1-877-456-1146 / TDD 1-877-456-1172). Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Medicaid Benefits in Louisiana

  Link to website that explains covered services, copayments and reimbursement methods of Louisiana's Medicaid Program. Content Detail

  By:

  The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

• Medicaid in Louisiana (information about LaCHIP also).

  What it is; how it's different from Medicare; how to apply; what services are covered. Read More

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

• Medicaid: monthly prescription limits

  See this important notice about caps on monthly prescriptions under Medicaid, which go into effect for services starting May 1, 2009. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

• Paying for nursing home care

  Here is information on how to pay for nursing homes, including legal information about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and long-term care insurance. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Pregnant and Need Medicaid? Womens services including family planning, cancer screenings, and more.

  Frequently asked questions and answers about the "LaMoms" Medicaid program, for pregnant women with income up to 200% of the federal poverty level. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Transfer and discharge

  Protect against forced transfer or discharge from a nursing home. Content Detail

  By:

  National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform