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2025 Louisiana Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
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A survey of more than 1,400 Louisiana adults, conducted from July 19 to July 29, 2023, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read MoreLouisiana Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreThe Weight of Medical Debt is Particularly Crushing in Louisiana
Medical debt is a growing crisis across the country, but is affecting Louisiana more than other states, with residents owing nearly $2 billion, reports the Louisiana Illuminator. Louisiana ranks in the top 10 states for the highest medical debt, with an average of $2,150 owed by its residents – an estimated $1.9 billion statewide. Medical […]
Read MoreLouisiana Survey Respondents Have Difficulty Navigating the Health Care System, Understanding Cost-Sharing Obligations; Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
A 2023 survey of more than 1,400 Louisiana adults, conducted from July 11 to July 24, 2023, found thatmany respondents face challenges confidently navigating the health care system and understanding theircost-sharing obligations. These challenges are sometimes attributed to low levels of health insuranceliteracy.1 Inadequate health literacy2 (a closely related concept) has been associated with poorer healthoutcomes, lower patient […]
Read MoreLouisiana Respondents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; Worry about Affording Healthcare in the Future; Support Government Action across Party Lines
Key Findings A survey of more than 1,400 Louisiana adults, conducted from July 19 to July 29, 2023, found that: A Range of Healthcare Affordability Burdens Like many Americans, Louisiana adults experience hardship due to high healthcare costs. All told, over two-thirds (67%) of respondents experienced one or more of the following healthcare affordability burdens […]
Read MoreLouisiana Respondents Bear Health Care Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Health Care Providers Leads Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care
Key Findings A survey of more than 1,400 Louisiana adults, conducted from July 19 to July 29, 2023, found that: Difference in Affordability Burdens & Concerns Race The intersection of racial disparities in health care and affordability issues impact access to care and maycontribute to financial burdens for communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic/Latinocommunities.1,2 In […]
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