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Transforming Louisiana's Long Term Supports and Services System

WEBINARS

There are three webinars scheduled to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the Department on MLTSS. Prior to the webinars, the access information will be posted here.



Video Presentation from DHH Secretary, Kathy Kliebert



Powerpoint Presentation

• Monday, February 17, 2014, 5-7pm
• Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 1-3pm
• Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 9:30-11:30am

Public Forum Meetings

There are three public forum meetings scheduled around the state to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the Department on MLTSS. The first will be in Alexandria, followed by Shreveport and New Orleans. The meetings will begin with a brief presentation by Secretary Kliebert, followed by 90 minutes of questions from the public.



Tuesday, February 25

10:30am: Alexandria Public Forum

5:00pm: Shreveport Public Forum

Wednesday, February 26

12:30pm: New Orleans Public Forum

Comments, questions and feedback

may also be submitted by email to LongTermCare@la.gov.




Over the past decade, the Department of Health and Hospitals has engaged stakeholders in a comprehensive effort to reform long-term support and services (LTSS) by striking the appropriate balance between providing care in institutional and community settings, improving quality of care, expanding service options, and addressing financial sustainability. In December 2012, DHH issued a Request for Information seeking creative, innovative and viable strategies to move forward with its next phase of delivering coordinated care through the creation of a new managed long-term supports and services (MLTSS) program. On Friday, August 30, 2013, DHH published its initial concept paper outlining the principles and foundation of the LTSS transformation and to provide a framework for ongoing stakeholder feedback and engagement.



Public comments and feedback are being accepted at LongTermCare@la.gov.




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Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)




MLTSS AND CARE COORDINATION: WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE PAYING ATTENTION | Parent Perspectives on MLTSS by Karen Scallan


MLTSS AND NETWORK NARROWING: A New and Concerning Trend?      
     

Louisiana MLTSS ADVISORY GROUP Update 1-13-2014

Louisiana MLTSS Update 12-17-2013

Why “Parent Perspectives on MLTSS”?

Managed Care for Long-Term Supports and Services: What You Need to Know DHH Seeks Feedback on Managed Care for Supports and Services  National Council on Disability Issues Policy Recommendations for Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities Position on Health Care for People with Developmental Disabilities Position on Self-determination of People with Developmental Disabilities Position on Community Support for People with Developmental Disabilities Putting Consumers First: Promising Practices for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports National Council on Disability Issues Policy Recommendations for Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities

The Advocate - Long Term Care (search results)

Jindal looks to privatize health care programs | News | The Advocate ... Sep 16, 2013 ... Managed care is being used around the country, but it's new to the arena of long- term support and services, said Nancy McPherson, state ...

Report: Louisiana nursing homes second worst in U.S. | Home | The ...

Aug 15, 2013 ... Louisiana nursing home care ranked second-worst in the nation, failing ... Care, a nonprofit group whose goal is to improve long-term care.

Team Gleason proves there are No White Flags | Saints | The ... Sep 12, 2013 ... The facility is a state-of-that-art long-term care housing center for people with ALS , a deadly debilitating disease. Team Gleason House will ... Advocacy Center letter File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Oct 21, 2013 ... His doctor has stated that he needs Hospice care in order to return ... based services, such as long-term personal care services, while they are ... Print article - Print preview Oct 6, 2013 ... Efforts are just getting underway to develop the state's approach to privatization of its long-term care for the elderly, developmentally disabled ... Changing culture of care | People | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA Apr 17, 2013 ... “The bulk of our work to date has been in de-institutionalizing the culture and environment of today's nursing homes and other long-term care ... Letter: Mental health laws inhumane | Opinion | The Advocate ... Sep 17, 2013 ... In this state, patients with mental illness who have insurance find long-term care in private clinics. The uninsured go to jail. This is discriminatory ... War medicine helping Boston bomb victims | Home | The Advocate ... Apr 17, 2013... and their sacrifices have led to advances in the immediate and long-term care of survivors, as well in the quality of prosthetics that are now so ... Health and Fitness | Baton Rouge news, sports and entertainment ... My mom has been taking care of her sister who has Alzheimer's, and I think it is taking a toll on her. .... Choosing the right long-term care facility can be … Print article - Print preview Feb 17, 2013 ... The 15-member commission is to study how to effectively reform long-term care supports and services and then submit recommendations to ... Letter: Veterans and N.O. hospital issue | Opinion | The Advocate ... Without such close proximity, these and many other benefits will be lost and the long-term care of our veterans and the community at large will lose an important ... As world ages, immigration seen as big boost to U.S. | Home | The ... Jan 30, 2014... AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that most Americans over 40 underestimated the costs of their likely long-term care needs ...

Department Releases Sample 2015 PARCC Test Questions

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Northshore carnival float thanks wounded veterans

   THE NORTH SHORE ON A SPECIAL FLOAT YOU ARE LIKELY TO SEE MORE THAN ONCE AS THE PARADES ROLL. AND AS NORTH SHORE REPORTER HEATH ALLEN SHOWS US.. THIS ONE WILL MAKE YOU STAND UP AND CHEER. There's something about this float being built here in Slidell that's just a little special, you see it's being built for a group of folks who are special indeed. We just want to give back, do something for those guys who are doing something for us. IN A MARDI GRAS DEN ON THE NORTH SHORE .. WORKERS ARE HARD AT IT.. COMPLETING A FLOAT TO HONOR U-S SERVICE PERSONNEL WOUNDED IN ACTION. AND THEY ARE REACHING OUT NOW.. TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY WOUNDED IN ACTION.. WHO WANT TO RIDE THIS FLOAT IN NORTH SHORE MARDI GRAS PARADES. People who are wounded or maybe have an injury or are wheel chair bound may not have that opportunity, whereas now, because of this float, it is wheelchair accessible. They will always have that opportunity. nat sot THIS IS WHAT THE FLOAT WILL LOOK LIKE.. FROM THE OUTSIDE.. ARTISANS WORK TO CREATE THE SYMBOLIC SOLDIER THAT WILL HEAD THE FLOAT.. BUT IT'S WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE THAT MAKES THIS RIDE SO COOL. A guy's in a wheel chair, he'll be able to roll right up to the side of the float and get closer to the crowd. and actually reach out and hand things to people. THE FLOAT IS THE LATEST IDEA OF NORTH SHORE CONTRACTOR RONNIE NATAL. LAST YEAR.. PRETTY MUCH OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET.. HE STARTED BUILDING THESE FLOATS FOR NORTH SHORE PARADES THAT ACTUALLY STAY ON THE NORTH SHORE. THE IDEA.. NORTHSHORE CREWS WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE FLOATS TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE LAKE. THREE NEW FLOATS ARE BEING ADDED THIS YEAR.. BUT THIS ONE HITS CLOSE TO HOME. He has a brother Randy who was in Afghanistan and just came back, like everyone knows somebody who's in the military. I have a nephew in the military. We're all going to group together and donate all the beads for them and just try to get them on and let them have a great time. YOU'LL LIKELY SEE THIS FLOAT IN THE NORTH SHORE PARADES.. THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN RIDE FREE. AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO THIS AREA.. FOR A GROUP OF HEROES.. WHO MEAN SO MUCH MORE. ON YOUR SIDE ON THE NORTH SHORE, HEATH ALLEN WDSU NEWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN BE A PART OF THE EFFORT.. OR IF YOU KNOW A WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBER WHO WANTS TO RIDE.. JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WDSU.COM. {transcript}





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Yesterday was a super-fun day for many of us here at Northshore Parent–it was the day we tasted King Cakes from all over the Northshore in order to determine which was the best. Tough job, right? Here’s how we selected which cakes to try: we asked our readers to tell us their favorite cakes and […]

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It’s time for king cake, baby | Beaucoup | The New Orleans ...

Festival offers 20 to taste, along with kids’ activities -
Bakers from across the greater New Orleans area will be cutting up this Sunday at the first King Cake Festival, held at Champions Square to benefit, appropriately enough, the pediatric and neonatal departments of Ochsner Medical Center.
The square by the Superdome will be filled with king cake connoisseurs, novices and everyone in between as they reignite the debate over who makes the best king cake in town.
And 20 bakeries will produce their signature cakes.

“Each king cake vendor will submit one king cake for the People’s Choice vote, and in addition to that, each baker can choose to enter into subcategories — the best filled cake, best savory cake, best nontraditional, best baby, and so on,” said Kathleen McCullen, philanthropy department director of events at Ochsner Medical Center, which is sponsoring the event.   And for those who can’t wait until Sunday to get a taste of the cakes, Ochsner is hosting a preview party at the Benson Towers on Saturday, Feb. 8 for $75 which includes food, drinks and king cake tasting.  The New Orleans Advocate.

Gluten-free goodies more common in New Orleans area bakeries ...

The PeaceBaker

Kelly Boffone at her bakery, The PeaceBaker, in Metairie, Friday, December 21, 2012. The bakery is dedicated to producing gluten-free goods.

KC’s Babycakes

vegan, soy, gluten free, sugar free, or anything else? specialty cupcakes and towers, baked fresh daily using quality ingredients

 

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415 N. Columbia St., Covington (inside Columbia Street Natural Foods), 985.400.5050

Superintendent of Education Delivers Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Transcript:  Louisiana Department of Education Testimony to the U.S. Senate on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

John White, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education

February 6, 2014




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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Date: 02/06/14 Contact: LDOE Public Affairs, (225) 342-3600, Fax: (225) 342-0193 SUPERINTENDENT WHITE DELIVERS TESTIMONY BEFORE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS Testimony Focuses on Early Childhood Education in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, Superintendent John White testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in Washington, D.C., during the Supporting Children and Families through Investments in High-Quality Early Education hearing. Supt. White detailed the work of the Early Childhood Care and Education Network Pilot Program, created by Act 3 of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session, to unify a fragmented early childhood education system in Louisiana. When fully implemented in 2015-2016, the networks will expand access to high quality, publicly-funded early childhood programs to families across Louisiana to ensure more children enter school kindergarten ready.   For a transcript of Supt. White's testimony, please click here.   A video of Supt. White's testimony will be uploaded to the Department's website shortly. To view the video of today's testimony when uploaded, please click here. # # # # # #

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