Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Recent News About Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Former state agency employee loses discrimination lawsuit
Court finds no evidence that former employee was discriminated against in being denied promotions -
Department of Health and Hospitals employee alleges she was subjected to hostile work environment
NEW ORLEANS – An African-American woman residing in Jefferson Parish alleges she faced discriminatory treatment while working for the state. -
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals accused of negligence related to man's death
BATON ROUGE – A St. Bernard Parish woman alleges that health care facilities failed to protect her son from the risk he posed to himself. -
Health-care forum sues state Department of Health for cuts, defamation
BATON ROUGE — A lawsuit has been brought against Louisiana's state health department by a government-funded nonprofit. -
French Market Restaurant and Bar Inc. alleges health inspector filed fraudulent reports
NEW ORLEANS – A French Quarter restaurant claims that a health inspector found problems that were nonexistent in order to extort food. -
Landry continues crackdown on public corruption
Leigh Ann Ingram, a former utility clerk in Jonesville, Louisiana, recently became the latest public employee ensnared in Attorney General Jeff Landry's crackdown on the alleged misuse of public funds. -
Lawyer: Poor record keeping to blame for Universal Care's alleged Medicaid fraud
BATON ROUGE - The owner of Universal Care LLC, which had offices in Bastrop and Monroe, along with three employees recently pled guilty to charges related to allegations that they committed Medicaid fraud, but a lawyer for three of the women said any crime they committed was simply sloppy administrative work. -
Landry's decision to drop predecessor's cases not unusual
BATON ROUGE – The decision by Louisiana's new attorney general to drop perjury charges against a former state official likely is more about cleaning house than slamming a predecessor, two Loyola University law professors said in separate interviews. -
Doctor accuses DHHS of violating his constitutional rights
NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish physician and his medical practice are suing the government over its alleged cancellation of his Medicaid and Medicare testing privileges. -
Oyster harvesters allege damages after oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – A larger collection of owners and lease holders of an oyster bed are seeking damages after an oil spill allegedly contaminated their property. -
State opposes federal lawsuit that alleges mentally incompetent inmates need better care
BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana federal lawsuit that claims mentally ill inmates are receiving slow and inadequate treatment is facing opposition from the state Department of Health and Hospitals. -
Employee sues state departments for racial and age discrimination
NEW ORLEANS – A long-time worker in the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says she was demoted in retaliation for filing an EEOC complaint against the department. -
Planned Parenthood in Louisiana claims victory against Medicaid defunding
BATON ROGUE–Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Kathy Kliebert abruptly notified Planned Parenthood locations in Louisiana on Aug. 3 that her department was terminating its Medicaid agreement with the clinics. -
Disabled man tries to keep from entering nursing home
A disabled man is asking the court to help him keep his home-based Medicaid services. -
Woman sues sushi restaurant, alleges food poisoning
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is suing a local sushi restaurant, claiming that numerous health violations existing within the establishment caused her to come down with a stomach virus.Rebecca Murphey filed suit against Little Tokyo Restaurant Inc. in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Jan. 26.The plaintiff claims that she ate a meal at the defendant's establishment on Sept. 30, 2014. Several days -
Class action civil rights suit brought against state on behalf of mentally ill prisoners
BATON ROUGE – A number of people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and found not guilty by reason of insanity are suing the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals over their continued incarceration. -
Medical equipment supplier sued after Medicaid requests $157K from clinic for using ineligible equipment
GRETNA – A local ophthalmologist and the clinic where he works are suing a medical equipment company they allege told them they could bill Medicaid for the use of a machine, which was actually ineligible for billing. -
Department of Health and Hospitals loses appeal in Medicaid benefit termination
NEW ORLEANS - The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning its attempt at terminating Medicaid benefits to a Louisiana resident. -
Louisiana lawmakers propose new BP oil spill legislation
Connick Several proposed new laws in Louisiana's legislature would make it easier for Louisiana residents to sue BP, eliminating filing deadlines and retroactively nullifying settlement agreements.
