The clinic’s closing is attributable to Medicaid funding cuts impacting the LSU system. Bogalusa Medical Center’s share of the cut will be approximately $3.1 million. The state is facing $550 million in Medicaid cuts, which were announced earlier this month, with LSU absorbing close to two-thirds of it.
In addition to the ophthalmology clinic closing, Bogalusa Medical Center plans to close a few other clinics and consolidate its pediatrics/kids medicine into primary care. Funding to several Bogalusa Medical Center programs, clinics and services have been restored as part of the system’s efforts to minimize the impact of the cuts.
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