March 31, 2026

Terrebonne General Health System honored Ben Adams, MD, as the recipient of the Golden Stethoscope Award. Adams is board-certified in anesthesiology and echocardiography. Adams has previously served as vice chief of medical staff, chief of staff, director of anesthesiology, and medical director of surgery at Terrebonne General.

March 31, 2026

Healthy Blue Louisiana has named Heather Leschinsky president and CEO of its Medicaid managed care organization. She oversees all aspects of the health plan, which plays a critical role in Louisiana’s healthcare system by serving Medicaid members statewide.

March 31, 2026

By:Tim Henderson-March 11, 2026  Arkansas Advocate

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia now reject at least some federal vaccine guidance as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to de-emphasize the importance of childhood vaccinations under U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., according to research by KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization based in California and Washington, D.C. 

March 24, 2026

Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Medicaid health plan serving the Louisiana Department of Health, and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation, presented a check this week for $36,000 to the Northshore Food Bank to support emergency food assistance for families facing food insecurity across the Northshore region.

March 24, 2026

DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), in partnership with Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (FPHSA), hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 20 to celebrate the opening of DCHC’s new health center located at 835 Pride Drive, Suite B, in Hammond, La.