BATON ROUGE - Another 6,500 Louisiana children will be eligible for health insurance by September, but unlike the existing Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program, it’s not free. Read More and Discuss

Louisiana has been labeled one of the least healthiest states in the country on more than one health report card. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE, La.—Dozens of health care clinics will be built or expanded around Louisiana with more than $50 million in state surplus cash that lawmakers and the governor earmarked for primary health care centers. Read More and Discuss

The 18th annual edition of American’s Health Rankings again places Louisiana in the bottom two. Read More and Discuss

Louisiana’s Republican congressional delegation is putting loyalty to President Bush ahead of the health of Louisiana’s children, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — The national Democratic Party is targeting U.S. Rep. Richard Baker for recently voting against the expansion of children’s government health insurance. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — Louisiana House members stood by their initial votes on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, with four Republicans voting against overriding the president’s veto and the state’s two Democrats voting for it. Read More and Discuss

BATON ROUGE - Republican candidate for governor Bobby Jindal said he would vote to override President Bush’s veto of a bill to expand a health insurance program for children, but Jindal, a U.S. representative, didn’t show up in Washington on Thursday for the vote. Read More and Discuss

U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal launched his political career by bringing Louisiana’s runaway Medicaid budget under control before he was 26. Read More and Discuss

Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday criticized President Bush’s veto of a children’s health insurance program expansion. Read More and Discuss

A fight in Washington, D.C., means Louisiana won’t be able to make health insurance available to more children in working families. Read More and Discuss

WASHINGTON — Louisiana child health-care advocates on Wednesday criticized Louisiana House Republicans for voting against expansion of a federal children’s health insurance program. Read More and Discuss

State Sen. Walter Boasso wants Louisiana to consider copying a program in Tennessee that splits the burden of health insurance coverage among the state, employer and employee. Read More and Discuss