budget cuts

The Tolls Of Budget Cuts On Higher Education

Kelly Connelly — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:02:00 +0000

After five years of steep budget cuts, some members of LSUnited, the faculty union, are hoping the legislature’s budget negotiations will raise enough revenue to prevent further cuts.

Lawmakers are looking at plans to cut tax exemptions and get rid of one-time funds, which might provide more stability to the state’s universities.

Michael Russo, a librarian and an instructor, said LSU’s finances are dismal.

"A half billion here, a half billion there," Russo said, "I don’t know what else they can cut."

Failure To Expand Medicaid To Directly Effect Low-To-Moderate Income New Orleans Residents

Ashley Westerman — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:43:00 +0000

Gov. Bobby Jindal has remained steadfast thus far in his opposition to expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saying it’s too expensive and that Medicaid is an outdated, inflexible program.

Not expanding Medicaid it will have a direct effect on low-to-moderate income New Orleanians.

Dept. of Health and Hospitals Proposed Budget Depends on Contingencies

Ashley Westerman — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:06:00 +0000

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposed $24.7 billion state budget for the next fiscal year seemingly leaves the state Department of Health and Hospitals relatively unscathed.

State House Leader Says Budget Glimpse Encouraging

The Associated Press — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:44:36 +0000

The chairman of the House budget-writing committee says he's feeling a bit better about coping with the state's more than $1 billion shortfall.

Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Fannin made the comments Thursday after he got a sneak peek at Gov. Bobby Jindal's spending recommendations for next year.

All About Efficiency: DHH Secretary On The Latest Round of Healthcare Cuts

Ashley Westerman — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:49:00 +0000

Almost $83 million in cuts to healthcare programs and services went into effect Friday to shore up a mid-year deficit in the state budget. These are separate from a previous round of cuts made in July.

The latest round of reductions includes cuts to services for at-risk children and low-income moms, as well as a one percent drop in the rate paid to hospitals and physicians for non-primary Medicaid services.

State Medicaid Cuts Take Effect Friday

Amy Jeffries — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:44:00 +0000

Nearly $52 million in state cuts to Medicaid services go into effect Friday, Feb. 1. The reductions are part of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals’ response to a mid-year shortfall in Louisiana’s general fund.

The cuts include the elimination of dental benefits for pregnant women and a healthy parenting program for first-time mothers who qualify for Medicaid.

Delgado to Lay Off 46 Employees Next Month

The Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:26:19 +0000

About 10 percent of Delgado Community College's 465 employees will be laid off at the end of next month.

Chancellor Monty Sullivan said Tuesday the layoffs are a consequence of the school's $13 million deficit and declining enrollment. Sullivan says no teachers will lose their jobs in this action.

Health Care Budget Cuts Begin This Week

The Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:28:57 +0000

The state's Medicaid hospice care received a last-minute reprieve from shutdown, but Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is moving ahead with other health care cuts this week.

Budget Cuts Hit Domestic Violence Programs

The Associated Press — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest round of budget cuts is falling on shelters that take in battered women and other domestic violence prevention providers.

The reductions were made to help close a $166 million midyear budget deficit.

State Hospice Cuts Worse Than Previously Announced

The Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:49:52 +0000

Louisiana's health department is acknowledging that planned cuts in the state's Medicaid program will eliminate hospice care for all Medicaid recipients beginning in February.