More than 200,000 added to Louisiana Medicaid rolls during pandemic 

The coronavirus pandemic and congressional response legislation have caused a spike in Louisiana’s Medicaid population, adding 208,000 people to the rolls over the last year. Nearly 1.8 million people in Louisiana—about 39% of the state’s 4.6 million residents-–were receiving health coverage through Medicaid as of last month  “We know very well when the economy goes