Jennifer Steele

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  Archives_2003_ - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/11/2003    Last Visited: 2/15/2008  

  We are drafting issue, concept papers," said Jennifer Steele, a DHH executive management consultant.

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  Cross Country TravCorps - News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/2/2002    Last Visited: 5/16/2003  

  Jennifer Steele, a DHH executive management consultant, outlined four different programs."We want to take care of them on the front end with insurance coverage," said Steele.

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  Daily Comet - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/20/2003    Last Visited: 5/20/2003  

  "Some layoffs, and also a number of individuals need to be moved out of those facilities," said Jennifer Stelle, a DHH spokesperson.
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  "They didn't find a lot of money," Stelle said.

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  Health care future debated - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/12/2008    Last Visited: 12/6/2003  

  Jennifer Steele, DHH director of policy research, spoke on Friday to about 60 people at the annual meeting of the Laf-ayette Community Health Consortium.
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  "Regional care would mean raising local money," Steele said.
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  Steele said that there is "not much of a safety net" for the 280,000 poor adults from ages 19 to 64 in the state not covered by Medicaid or Medicare.
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  Steele said her department is looking at other options to increase health care for the poor, including programs to allow low-cost insurance to small employers, and other ideas to present to the Legislature.
  
  She said the state's options include keeping the charity hospital system under state control, moving to regional control for hospitals and care for the indigent, and expanding health insurance coverage to more people.
  
  Dr. Steven Schumacher, president of the Lafayette Parish Medical Society, spoke after Steele and said he would also like to see regional instead of state control over the charity system.He said while the charity hospital in New Orleans has gained residents, UMC has had cutbacks to its residency program and he favors "home rule" of the institution.

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  Health care summit first on Blanco’s agenda - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/10/2004    Last Visited: 1/10/2004  

  The charity hospital system is fighting that plan because they fear that would take away adequate funding for medical education, according to Jennifer Steele, DHH director of policy research.

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  HoumaToday - Mental health center spared from budget ax - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/25/2002    Last Visited: 5/25/2002  

  "Peltier-Lawless has gotten back everything that's been cut," said Department of Health and Hospitals spokeswoman Jennifer Steele."There shouldn't be any cuts there."
  
  When the developmental center section of the state budget bill was presented on the House floor Thursday, Rep.
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  Steele said the move was purely administrative and it shouldn't result in any cuts or moving of clients, but rather an enhancement of services.
  
  "It was simply an administrative consolidation for reasons of efficiency," she said."By consolidating just the staff and administration, it should better their services."
  
  Houma Civic Center

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  HoumaToday - State money recipients wait in line for... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/2/2002    Last Visited: 6/2/2002  

  Department of Health and Hospitals spokesperson Jennifer Steele says the merger was purely "administrative" and it shouldn't result in any substantial cuts or moving around of clients.
  
  "It was simply an administrative consolidation for reasons of efficiency.By consolidating just the staff and administration, it should actually better their services," she said.
  
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  "Peltier-Lawless has gotten back everything that's been cut... there shouldn't be any cuts there," Steele said.
  
  As for its administrative budget, this is the section that has been merged with the budget for the Metropolitan Developmental Center.
  
  Last year, Metropolitan was allocated $21.6 million in total funding, but with the addition of Peltier-Lawless, the center could possibly receive up to $29.6 million in total funding.
  
  However, when you break down the budget, a vast majority of this funding is dependent on the failure or success of certain tax measures.

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  Prescription predicament: Louisianans without drug... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/23/2004    Last Visited: 5/23/2004  

  Jennifer Steele, director of policy research for DHH, said the department wants to implement several programs if the Legislature can find the money to match federal Medicaid dollars that, under a special waiver, could be used to help expand health insurance coverage, she said.
  
  The LaChoice pilot program would target small businesses with 50 employees or less that haven't offered health insurance in the past six months.The benefit plan would be what she called "commercial lite," meaning some limits, such as the number of prescriptions or doctor visits.
  
  The average cost would be $200 for each member per month, with employers paying at least half.Also, low-income families would get a subsidy of up to $100 per month.
  
  Ultimately, though, the state would like to subsidize $200-a-month premiums to those who don't have access to employer-provided programs, work part time and don't qualify for benefits, or simply can't afford individual market insurance, Steele said.
  
  But that's at a huge cost: There are 435,000 low-income adults in Louisiana.Subsidizing premiums, even on a limited plan, adds up to about $1 billion annually.
  
  But the way the state sees it, "we're already paying for it," Steele said, citing $600 million a year to charity hospitals and costs of treating the uninsured that are passed on in higher premiums to those with health insurance.

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  Published on: 10/12/2008    Last Visited: 1/30/2004  

  The charity hospital system is fighting that plan because it fears that would take away adequate funding for medical education, according to Jennifer Steele, DHH director of policy research.

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  The Advocate News: $115 million found to fill budget... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/9/2001    Last Visited: 5/8/2002  

  "I think it arrived," said Jennifer Steele, DHH budget specialist, noting Drennen's announcement.

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