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LIPA News and Updates
Our Views: Louisiana vaccinations continue to be too low. We can do better.
The Advocate Louisiana is next to last when it comes to vaccination rates. Thank goodness for Mississippi. We can’t blame Gov. John Bel...
Biden to issue executive order to curtail noncompete clauses
The Hill President Biden plans to sign an executive order to crack down on noncompete agreements used by employers to prevent their...
While state sees COVID deaths plummet, Calcasieu Parish lags behind
The Advocate Kylee Vidrine was a one-woman vaccination machine when COVID-19 shots were first being distributed. She turned her pharmacy...
Baton Rouge vs. New Orleans: To raise low COVID vaccine rates, mayors announce intercity challenge
The Advocate The mayors of southeast Louisiana's two largest cities are hoping a bit of friendly competition will motivate citizens of...
Louisiana bans insurers from controversial 'white bagging' practice
Becker's Hospital Review A new law in Louisiana will bar health insurers from implementing a pharmacy policy known as "white bagging."...
Our Views: Rural Louisiana needs vaccines and broadband access to make health better
The Advocate World, national and state health officials have made it plain: We’re in a race to get as many people vaccinated before...
At this Louisiana drugstore, there are endless calls, waitlists as staff hands out vaccines
Local pharmacies are crucial to the state's vaccination plan, but they're stretched thin The Times Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate It...
Small, local pharmacies helping seniors with finding vaccines
WDSU NBC News6 Many seniors have reached out to WDSU about the difficulties of getting their first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine...
Weeks into vaccination effort, pharmacies seeing progress, not perfection
WBRZ 2 News Since receiving its first batch of coronavirus vaccines the week of Jan. 11, staff at Prescriptions to Geaux have been busy...
'There has never been anything as important': Opelousas pharmacists vaccinate nearly 1,000 in church
Daily World When the phone calls continued ringing incessantly at Carl Savoie’s Opelousas-area pharmacy last week, he had an idea about...
Elderly people receive first doses of coronavirus vaccine at pharmacies around Baton Rouge
The Advocate Pharmacist Carolyn Lancon was a small part of the effort to prove the safety and efficacy of the Moderna vaccine against...
Lines, waiting lists and hope: New Orleans seniors seize chance for coronavirus vaccine
The Times-Picayune / New Orleans Advocate For nearly 10 months, senior citizens have missed church services, family gatherings and...
People seeking coronavirus vaccine flood Baton Rouge-area pharmacy phones: 'Good reason to be busy'
The Advocate The phones are busy at Baton Rouge-area pharmacies selected to be among the first in the state to administer the coronavirus...
Louisiana unveils list of 107 pharmacies receiving coronavirus vaccines this week; here's a map
The Advocate LIPA Note: To find an independent pharmacy vaccine provider, click here As 10,500 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine...
Local pharmacies to play a big role in the coronavirus vaccine deployment in Louisiana
NOLA.com Before Admiral Brett Giroir spoke at a press conference in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, he had an important stop to make: the...
JLCB HEARING ON MONDAY 9/28 TO DECIDE QUESTIONABLE “EMERGENCY” 2021 LA STATE GROUP BENEFITS CONTRACT
CVS Unwilling to Commit to State Laws “Unless Applicable; Some State Officials Fear the Worst if Contract Not Signed
The CVS “Emergency” Contract is Bad for Patients and Pharmacies - We MUST Speak Out on Monday 9/28
Attention Members: On Monday, September 28th at 1:00 PM, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) will vote on a proposed...
Say "No" to Emergency CVS Contract
The Office of Group Benefits is asking the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to approve an emergency PBM contract with CVS/Caremark
ACT NOW: Oppose PBM Bills Up for Debate Tuesday, May 19th
Pro-PBM House Bills 297, 387 and 609 by Rep. Edmond Jordan and House Bill 608 - also by Rep. Jordan - are scheduled for debate on...
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