AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAffordability Pressure: A new national report finds 45.5% of U.S. households couldn’t “make ends meet” in 2024, with families often delaying medical care or skipping healthy food when costs rise faster than incomes. Reproductive Health & Access: Louisiana’s approach to abortion medication remains in the spotlight after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed telehealth dispensing of mifepristone “for now,” while states push to restrict abortion drugs by classifying them as controlled substances. Medicaid Spending Watch: In Louisiana, Medicaid billing for pathology and lab procedures jumped 46.2% in Mer Rouge (2024 vs. 2023), while vision services rose 2.4% in New Iberia; dental services also climbed in Pineville and Lutcher. Care Workforce Pipeline: Baton Rouge Community College is launching an Ochsner-funded mobile healthcare training lab (phlebotomy, medical assistant, CNA) aimed at high schools and rural communities, with a spring 2027 rollout. Food Support for Summer: SUN Bucks will load $120 grocery benefits onto eligible Louisiana families’ EBT cards May 27–June 2, with most children automatically enrolled. Public Safety & Health: Baton Rouge kicked off the $10M MOVEBR Terrace Ave project to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety near schools and the Carver Branch Library.
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