Healthcare

From the Times Picayune, apparently disgraced Junior Senator David Vitter is taking credit for Louisiana Senior Senator Mary Landrieu’s opposition to a public option for healthcare reform.  This is another in a long string of “victories” the unindicted co-conspirator/Senator from Louisiana has claimed over Landrieu.

Considering their personal history, not to mention Senator Vitter’s active campaign to defeat Senator Landrieu against that guy who always runs for stuff, it is surprising to most in Louisiana how Senator Landrieu has worked so hard to please Senator Vitter since the election.

From the Advocate: Department of Health and Human Services gets around $118 million in spedning cuts by using one time Medicaid dollars.

From the Monroe News Star:

From the Advocate and the Associated Press: After an ‘08 budget that increased spending and cut taxes, Governor Jindal faces the realities of a collapse in oil prices and the economy in general, setting up the first real test of his political career.

From the Times-Picayune

From the Advocate

From the Broward New Times: Alan Levine, Governor Jindal’s appointee to lead the state Department of Health and Hospitals collected $35,000 from Florida’s Broward County Community Hospital for moving expenses despite the fact that he never actually moved there.

From the Times-Picayune: Some fear Governor is trying to stall construction on new VA hospital.

Scientists at NASA and LSU claim that sediments deposited in the Mississippi River Delta thousands of years ago are contributing to coastal erosion by causing coastal land to sink. According to the study, the city of New Orleans will sink about three feet over the next 200 years.

From the Associated Press: Thaw Opens Door for LSU Hospital system to Meet Demand for Doctors, Nurses.