Louisiana Medicaid might add coverage for popular obesity treatment drugs

Julie O'Donoghue Louisiana’s Medicaid program could expand access to popular weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound for obesity treatment starting in January. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)Louisiana’s Medicaid program could expand access …

Roundup: Gatorade / Louisiana Medicaid / General Motors

Strategy pivot: Gatorade is shifting its focus 60 years after inventing sports drinks. PepsiCo., Gatorade’s parent company, announced on Thursday that the brand will no longer focus primarily on athletes, instead broadening its reach to nonathletes seeking …

Louisiana Medicaid might add coverage for popular obesity treatment drugs

New Public Health Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ...

2026 APR 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Health and Medicine - Public Health. According to news reporting originating in New Orleans, Louisiana, by NewsRx journalists, research …

Bill could expand Medicaid access to Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would give more Medicaid recipients access to weight-loss drugs used to treat obesity. Senate Bill 433, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, would allow qualified …

Labadieville woman arrested after allegedly defrauding Medicaid of nearly $144,000 over nearly 3 years

LABADIEVILLE — A Labadieville woman was arrested after allegedly defrauding the state's Medicaid program of nearly $144,000 over nearly three years. Nicole Carrier, 30, allegedly underreported her income, as well as concealing her marital status, to …

Appeals court sides with Louisiana in fight over mailed abortion pills

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A federal appeals court has sided with Louisiana in its fight over mailed abortion pills, granting the state’s request to pause federal rules that allowed mifepristone to be prescribed online and dispensed through the mail. The ruling …

Woman accused of defrauding Medicaid program of nearly $144K

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Labadieville woman is facing charges after she allegedly defrauded the Medicaid program of nearly $144,000, according to La. Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office. Officials said Nicole Carrier, 30, was arrested on Tuesday, …

Nebraska becomes first U.S. state to enact Medicaid work requirements

Nebraska on Friday became the first U.S. state to enact Medicaid work requirements, seven months ahead of the deadline set by the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill" law. Health care policy experts say they are closely watching Nebraska's …

More states consider dropping GLP-1 weight loss drugs from Medicaid. Pennsylvania already did.

Massachusetts and Rhode Island are considering dropping GLP-1 drugs for obesity treatment from their Medicaid programs, continuing a trend of states that have stopped coverage of these expensive medications.  Thirteen state Medicaid programs are covering …