If you want an example of what government can do right in Louisiana, look at the vital decision made by Gov. John Bel Edwards to expand Medicaid insurance coverage for
Tulane University, Ochsner Health and the community nonprofit RH Impact have been awarded a seven-year, $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center of excellence focused on finding solutions to address Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.
“It's devastating when you have a family come in and go like, ‘Hey, let's get mom in.’ And, and she's not there. That completely crumbles the family dynamics."
The National Institutes of Health awarded Tulane University, Ochsner Health and nonprofit RH Impact a seven-year grant for the establishment of a research center focused on Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.
While Louisiana has struggled to tame maternal and infant mortality rates that are among the highest in the developed world, a group of researchers announced Friday that they’ve received a