January 2011

Calendar Icon1/24/11 - 09:31 PM by Stephanie Patrick

PRISONER WITH MENTAL ILLNESS SUES JAIL FOR GROSSLY INADEQUATE TREATMENT

Roger Mason is a 52-year-old man with Schizophrenia. On August 18, 2009, Mr. Mason was arrested and placed in Tangipahoa Parish Prison. Despite clear evidence of Mr. Mason’s mental illness, the prison staff provided grossly inadequate care to him for 5 months.

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Calendar Icon1/13/11 - 07:46 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Medicaid Prescription Drug Limits: What You Need To Know

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is now requiring some people who get more than four Medicaid prescriptions in a month to get Medicaid prior approval for some of their prescriptions. These limits DO NOT APPLY to people who are under 21 or to pregnant women, or to residents of nursing homes or group homes (ICF-DD’s). This does not mean that Medicaid recipients can only get four prescriptions paid for by Medicaid in a month. Find out more about obtaining additional prescriptions in this article.

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