Lawmakers examine Louisiana’s festering mental health care system

Testimony before a new Louisiana legislative panel Tuesday ripped the Band-Aid off the state’s ailing mental health care system. The bulk of the discussion centered on the maze patients in the Medicaid system, which provides care for 39% of Louisiana residents according to the state health department, must navigate for treatment, and how that care is often inadequate, interrupted or not covered…

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