09/09 – Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective

According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study, Louisiana’s healthcare costs total over $19 billion. Roughly 20% of the state’s population is uninsured. As Congress debates ways to expand healthcare coverage and control rising costs, what will current proposals mean to you?
Watch “Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective,” on Louisiana Public Square, Wednesday, September 23rd at 7 p.m. [...]

01/09 – Guarded Condition: Healthcare in Louisiana

With Louisiana’s national health ranking moving from 49th to 50th, some believe the condition of the state’s healthcare is moving from serious to critical. Is the remedy a new healthcare delivery system or just a revamping of the current one? And what role do patient education and our lifestyle choices play in keeping our health [...]

10/07 – By The People Specials on Healthcare Issues

Prescription for Change aired Saturday, October 13 @ 6PM – Watch the LIVE broadcast! Site 
What do you think are the healthcare issues affecting Louisiana, especially healthcare reform? Tell us what you consider urgent in this gubernatorial election year!
Our panelists will be:
Barry Erwin, President of Council for A Better Louisiana
Roxane Townsend, M.D., Secretary, Louisiana Department of [...]