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State Rep. Cedric Glover talks about the just announced partnership between Ochsner Health System and Shreveport's University Health Hospital and medical school.
Rep. Seabaugh says, "I don't say this very often, but I agree with Cedric Glover on this one. It's an idea that...probably should have been done a long time ago."
Glover's proposal, which would mandate parity funding for Louisiana's safety net hospitals, would also call for an audit of the state's charity hospital system.
Shreveport Bossier residents should know that numbers show a large gap in the amount of state money our safety net hospital gets when compared to what New Orleans gets.
Glover's bill, HB 885, made it through the House Appropriations Committee by a single vote on Tuesday and now goes to the floor of the House for debate and a vote.
Glover has pointed out that safety net hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe get about thirty two cents on the dollar compared to the New Orleans facility.