Louisiana Opens Plan-Selection Period For 274,000 Medicaid Recipients
Louisiana has initiated a month-long enrollment period for 274,000 Medicaid recipients who must switch their health plans. This change is due to Healthy Blue, their current provider, withdrawing from the state's Medicaid program at the end of the year. Recipients…
Baton Rouge, LA, October 15, 2026 —
Louisiana has begun a month-long enrollment period for 274,000 Medicaid recipients who must choose a new health plan. Their current provider, Healthy Blue, is withdrawing from the state’s Medicaid program at the end of the year.
Recipients have until November 16 to select a plan from the four remaining options. Those who do not make a selection by the deadline will be assigned a plan by the state. The enrollment period gives affected recipients a set window to choose among the available alternatives before Healthy Blue leaves the program.
The announcement does not identify the four remaining plans or provide details about how recipients can compare them. It also does not specify when the enrollment period began, how the state will make assignments, or what steps recipients should take to complete a selection. The amount of time between the November 16 deadline and Healthy Blue’s departure was not provided.
The change affects 274,000 recipients, according to the information provided. No further details were given about the reason for Healthy Blue’s withdrawal, whether recipients’ existing services will change, or what transition arrangements may apply. The stated deadline for selecting a replacement plan is November 16; otherwise, the state will assign one of the four remaining options.
Story summarized from the original created by Julie O’Donoghue on lailluminator.com, see more information here.
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