Dr. Rebekah Gee Interview (2016)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-06-03
Duration: 00:08:51
Subjects: Gee, Rebekah E. | Louisiana. Department of Health | Health Care | MEDICAID | Hospitals
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Gee, Rebekah Interviewee
Description
This segment from the June 3, 2016, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s interview with Dr. Rebekah Gee, the Secretary of the newly renamed Department of Health. She discusses: enrolling 190,000 Louisiana residents on the first day of the Medicaid expansion enrollment period; the enrollment process; Louisiana as the first state in the country to automatically enroll food stamp recipients in the Medicaid program; the health benefits and cost savings of Medicaid expansion; the impact of the proposed budget cuts to the state’s safety net hospitals; the challenge of improving the health of Louisiana residents; and her decision to continue seeing patients.