Failure of Medicaid Expansion (2014)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-04-25
Duration: 00:08:15
Subjects: Politics | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2014 | MEDICAID | Health Care | United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Mental Health | Smith, Patricia Haynes | Government
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Smith, Pat Interviewee
- Thomas, Mark Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 25, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford’s on-set interview with State Representative Pat Smith and Mark Thomas, the executive director of Mental Health America of Louisiana. They discuss: the defeat of State Senator Ben Nevers’ bill allowing Louisiana citizens to vote on a constitutional amendment expanding the Medicaid program through funding from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare); the effectiveness of the Jindal Administration’s public-private partnerships in health care; the Arkansas model of Medicaid expansion; the mental health services in the state; and the other Medicaid expansion bills still under consideration at the 2014 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.