Healthy Blue Leaves 290K Louisiana Medicaid Members | New Orleans News

Healthy Blue, Louisiana’s second-largest Medicaid plan, is exiting the state at the end of 2026, impacting 290,000 enrollees who’ll need to switch to one of four remaining plans. This follows UnitedHealthcare’s earlier departure — a trend that lawmakers say may simplify administration, as fewer plans could reduce burden on providers. With Governor Landry in office since 2024, overall Medicaid enrollment has dropped from over 1.6 million to around 1.2 million, and affected members will receive transition guidance by October 1st, with a window to enroll in a new plan from October 15th to November 16th. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1363a2d735dc1611