By:Julie O'Donoghue Dec. 19, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator
The second largest provider of Medicaid coverage in Louisiana will extend its plan for approximately 330,000 enrollees until March 31, but not after that date.
UnitedHealthcare won’t stay in the state Medicaid program beyond the end of a 90-day contract extension it agreed to Thursday, according to company spokeswoman Christina Witz.
Woman’s Hospital announced Moody’s Credit Ratings has upgraded Woman’s Hospital Foundation (WHF) rating to A-1 with a stable outlook.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University will celebrate the completion of its newly renovated School of Health Professions Building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. at the Health Professions Building on campus.
The event marks the conclusion of a $2 million renovation designed to enhance interdisciplinary learning, expand hands-on clinical training, and strengthen FranU’s mission to form Franciscan healthcare leaders.
By:Julie O'Donoghue-December 16, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator
Just a week after Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration confirmed the sudden end of a $4.2 billion Medicaid contract that provides health insurance to more than 330,000 people, state officials backed off their original plan and said they would seek an extension of the arrangement through March instead.
On Dec. 17, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital hosted a planned training exercise with the Baton Rouge and St. George Fire Departments, followed by a special visit from LSU Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kim Mulkey.
As part of the scheduled training exercise, fire department personnel involved in the event rappelled down the side of the building and used ladder trucks to wave to children inside.
