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  • Apply for LA HAP
  • Client Resources
    • How to use LA HAP Benefits
    • The LA HAP Guardian Dental Plan
    • Annual Open Enrollment: Medicare & Marketplace
    • Enroll in Health Insurance
  • Provider Resources
    • Case Managers
    • Pharmacists
    • Medical Providers
  • Contact

LA HAP Informational Bulletins

  • If you wish to receive these Bulletins by email, let us know at lahap@la.gov.
  • Looking for LA HAP Quarterly and Annual Factsheets? The archive is available here.
  • LA HAP policy changes are regularly incorporated into our LA HAP Policy and Procedure Manual.
01/02/2025

01/02/2025 – 2025 income documentation grace period. Marketplace income information due. FPIG Calculations. Medicare General Enrollment/Advantage Open Enrollment. Changes to Medicare in 2025.

11/01/2024

11/01/2024: Open Enrollment 2025 Reminders Deadlines (Updated)

04/08/2024

4/8/2024: Medicaid Unwind Special Enrollment Period (SEP) Extension

03/12/2024

Updates to Low Income Subsidy (LIS or Extra Help). LA HAP Reintroduces LIS Requirement for LIS Eligible Medicare Clients.

01/03/2024

New in 2024: 2024 income documentation grace period. Marketplace income information due. Medicare General Enrollment. Updates to LIS.

11/01/2023

Open Enrollment 2024 Deadlines & Reminders (Updated)

02/14/2023

2023 Medicaid Updates and Medicaid Unwinding

01/27/2023

Changes to Medicare Enrollment Periods 2023

01/03/2023

New in 2023: 2023 income documentation grace period. Marketplace income documentation due. Medicare General Enrollment.

06/01/2022

Elimination of Six Month Recertification Requirement

01/10/2022

New in 2022: Documentation Grace Period, Guardian Monthly Premium Decrease, Marketplace documentation due, Medicare General Enrollment

07/21/2021

LA HAP Policy Guidance Reminders

05/14/2021

Reintroduction of Louisiana Residence Documentation & Increase Income Limit to 500% FPL

04/28/2021

Emergency Preparedness and LA HAP

02/10/2021

Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Spring 2021

01/06/2021

New in 2021: documentation grace period, Marketplace documentation due, Medicare General Enrollment

06/23/2020

Clarification on current application procedures, tax filing deadline

04/07/2020

COVID-19 Emergency Measures

03/02/2020

Suboxone added to uninsured formulary, 2020 FPIG in effect

01/02/2020

New in 2020: documentation grace period, Marketplace documentation due, Naloxone added to uninsured formulary, Medicare General Enrollment

10/07/2019

LA HAP Policy Change on Low Income Subsidy for Medicare Beneficiaries

08/05/2019

Factsheet on Accessing Care for Dual Eligible Clients

06/07/2019

Dovato added to uninsured formulary, Guardian enrollment issues

05/20/2019

Changes to dental coverage policy for non-Guardian clients

04/15/2019

Temporary staff change, 2018 tax filing

03/26/2019

Information for Medicaid enrollees and dual eligible LA HAP clients

03/07/2019

Symfi, Symfi Lo, and Cimduo added to formulary, 2019 FPIG in effect

02/21/2019

Changes to Ramsell’s card printing

02/04/2019

Using the LA HAP Guardian Dental Plan

01/15/2019

Pifeltro & Delstrigo, dental enrollment, Medicare Advantge Open Enrollment, Ramsell user forms

01/03/2019

LA HAP Reminders and Policies for 2019

11/05/2018

Summary of LA HAP Dental Policies Effective in 2019

10/31/2018

Open Enrollment begins TOMORROW for the individual Health Insurance Marketplace

10/09/2018

Symtuza added to uninsured formulary, recent webinar slides, clarification on vision policy

09/04/2018

Preparations for Tropical Storm Gordon

07/05/2018

Trogarzo added to uninsured formulary, continuing HCV coverage for Medicaid recipients

06/12/2018

Update to Hepatitis C treatment coverage for Medicaid recipients, Medicaid Open Enrollment

05/23/2018

Update to AlwaysCare coverage policy, LA HAP staffing announcement

04/03/2018

Updated income guidelines in effect, tax filing webinar slides, correspondence sent to AARP Medicare clients

03/31/2018

2018 LA HAP Open Enrollment Factsheet

03/02/2018

Biktarvy added to uninsured formulary, updated Ramsell form, Rite Aid pharmacy transition

02/15/2018

Medicare premium payment issues, Ramsell user account deactivations

01/16/2018

Juluca added to uninsured formulary

01/10/2018

Income documentation grace period, clarification on income calculation, expediting application processing, staffing change

12/20/2017

Year-end considerations for LA HAP clients

11/01/2017

Mavyret and Vosevi added to uninsured formulary, Open Enrollment 2018 information available

10/12/2017

Upcoming LA HAP Open Enrollment webinars, Medicare Open Enrollment, early recertification packets, CareCredit cards

09/29/2017

Updated documentation requirements for HCV-infected LA HAP/Medicaid clients, documenting payments for past-due premiums

07/25/2017

Clarification on LA HAP coverage of dental and vision services

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