Sec. Alan Levine, Dept. of Health and Hospitals (2009)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2009-08-03
Duration: 00:28:25
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Levine, Alan | Louisiana. Department of Health and Hospitals | Health Care | Health care reform | MEDICAID | Community mental health services
Contributors:
- Levine, Alan Speaker
Description
A speech by Alan Levine before the Baton Rouge Press Club on August 3, 2009. Levine is the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. He discusses: the state’s federal match for Medicaid and how hurricanes Katrina and Rita have skewed the state’s per capita personal income; the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program; mental health services; community-based services; the disease management initiative; and federal healthcare reform.