
We are celebrating our 50th anniversary into the new year with a second event!
Join the Department of Health Policy and Management for a presentation from Dr. Alex Billioux, the Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Tidewater Building (1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112)
Diboll Auditorium
Dr. Alex Billioux is the Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state’s largest agency with a budget of $14 billion. The Louisiana Department of Health's responsibilities include public health and other direct service programs for citizens in need such as behavioral health, developmental disabilities, aging and adult services, emergency preparedness, and the Medicaid program. Under The Department of Health's leadership over 450,000 Louisianans are newly insured under Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion, and for the first time, many are receiving much needed primary and preventive health care. The state’s uninsured rate dropped to only 8% which is below the national average.