La. getting more than its share in federal health dollars

A report put Louisiana 16th in the nation in terms of federal funding from disease prevention. The Center for Disease Control and prevention spent $21.25 per Louisiana resident in fiscal 2008, accordi…

A report put Louisiana 16th in the nation in terms of federal funding from disease prevention. The Center for Disease Control and prevention spent $21.25 per Louisiana resident in fiscal 2008, according to the report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. That’s more than the average CDC spending of $17.60 per person. Alaska got the biggest share of health dollars, receiving $52.78 per person, while Indiana fared worst, receiving $12.74 per resident.