Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HR368: MEDICAID: Requests the La. Department of Health to include certain information in its Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report
Status: Introduced, June 1, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to include certain additional items and information in the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report that it submits to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to include certain additional items and information in the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report that it submits to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. WHEREAS, each month, the Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter as the "department", submits to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget a report known as the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report in accordance with statutory reporting obligations related to budget execution; and WHEREAS, the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report tracks aggregate expenditures in a fiscal year against the appropriation enacted in the General Appropriation Act for that fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Louisiana Medicaid program is forecast to expend approximately twenty-one billion five hundred sixty-two million dollars during State Fiscal Year 2026, making it the largest program in the state budget; and WHEREAS, more than seven billion four hundred million dollars of Medicaid expenditures, representing over one-third of total program expenditures, are currently reported in aggregated categories within the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report, including approximately six billion three hundred sixty million dollars in managed care directed payments, approximately nine hundred thirty million dollars in Managed Care Incentive Payment program expenditures, and fee-for-service supplemental payments appropriated at Page 1 of HLS 26RS-6203 ORIGINAL HR NO. approximately one hundred fifty-four million dollars and currently forecast at approximately …
Sponsors
- Bacala, Tony (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read by title, roll called, yeas 7, nays 89. The resolution was rejected.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- : Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading.
- : Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Votes
- House Vote on HR 368, FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1894) (June 1, 2026): 7 yea, 89 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HR368?
- HR368 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): MEDICAID: Requests the La. Department of Health to include certain information in its Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report.
- What does HR368 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to include certain additional items and information in the Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report that it submits to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
- What is the status of HR368?
- Introduced as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Read by title, roll called, yeas 7, nays 89. The resolution was rejected. (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR368?
- Bacala, Tony (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HR368?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HR368
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