Louisiana Commissioner: Healthcare Connections Unrelated to Health CO-Op
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Healthcare Connections is open for business in the state and should not be confused with the Louisiana Health Cooperative, a struggling health maintenance organization (HMO) created under the Affordable Care Act.
Last week, the 19th Judicial District Court granted Commissioner Donelon control of the Louisiana Health Cooperative. The decision followed the Louisiana Department of Insurance’s on-site review and analysis of the Louisiana Health Cooperative’s operations and recommendation that it be placed in Rehabilitation.
“Louisiana Healthcare Connections is not connected to the Louisiana Health Cooperative. It is part of the Bayou Health network providing services to Medicaid recipients in our state,” said Commissioner Donelon. “I want to assure the public that Louisiana Healthcare Connections is fully operational and there are not any issues that should deter anyone – whether they are members or a healthcare provider – from doing business with them.”
The Louisiana Department of Insurance took possession and control of the Louisiana Health Cooperative Inc. (CO-OP) in early September.
The CO-OP, formed under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act as a non-profit health insurance company, had previously announced it would wind down operations at the end of this year and not offer coverage in 2016.
Donelon has said that CO-OP policies would continue to be honored and that heathcare providers claims would be paid.
Source: Louisiana Department of Insurance
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