In 2004, Louisiana received HRSA SPG funds to develop and refine a plan for providing access to affordable health insurance coverage to all Louisianans. Building on previous data and planning activities, data collection efforts will be targeted to filling in knowledge gaps, including:

• Developing regional and parish estimates of the uninsured;
• Conducting an economic analysis of the costs of the uninsured; and
• Surveying employers and conducting public opinion polls about health insurance coverage.

In addition to serving as an educational tool on the need for coverage expansion, the new data collected through the SPG project will be used to further develop coverage options for uninsured persons above 200 percent FPL and to refine the state's Medicaid expansion plan, especially in terms of addressing regional needs and developing viable financing strategies for covering low-income adults.

Learn more about the Louisiana state planning grant effort.

Application, June 2004

Interim Report, October 2005

Interim Report, September 2006

The Cypress Papers: A Series on Uninsurance in Louisiana. Low-Income Uninsured, March 2005.

The Cypress Papers: A Series on Uninsurance in Louisiana. Uninsured Parents of Medicaid and SCHIP Kids, March 2005.

Low Income Uninsured Focus Groups: Final Report, April 2004.