Dr. Rebekah Gee Interview (2019)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-07-26
Duration: 00:05:44
Subjects: Gee, Rebekah E. | Louisiana. Department of Health | Health Care | Drugs | Hepatitis C
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Editor
- Gee, Rebekah Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 26, 2019, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s interview with Dr. Rebekah Gee, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. She discusses: the state’s new prescription model, or Netflix model, for treating Hepatitis C patients on Medicaid; only being able to treat 3% of patients under the previous model; her hopes to cure Hepatitis C in Louisiana; and the possibility of using this subscription model for other diseases.