HJBR Jan/Feb 2024

+ %5 January / February 2024 I Vol. 17, No. 1 Contents DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................ 39 Hospital Rounds ................................................. 59 Ad Index .................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS LDH Corner ............................................................. 50 Medicaid .................................................................... 52 Children’s Health ................................................. 54 Nursing ....................................................................... 56 FEATURES A Look into the BCBSLA Proposed Buyout: Voices from Both Sides ............................. 8 Henry W. Kinney, Esq. Founding Partner, Kinney & Ellinghausen Steven Udvarhelyi, MD President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease . ............................................. 18 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Sepsis Q&A ......................................................................... 24 Mark Laperouse, MD, FACEP Chief of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Hollis “Bud” O’Neal, MD, MSc Medical Director of Research, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Christopher Thomas, MD Medical Director for System Quality and Patient Safety, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Supercharging Lung Cancer Screening in Louisiana ................................................ 33 Ashley Lyerly Senior Director of Advocacy for Louisiana, American Lung Association 8 33