The Opinion pages of the July 1, 2025 edition had two opinion pieces presenting opposing views on the future of Louisiana under the provisions of the “Big Beaautiful Bill.”
Rep. Steve Scalise praised the bill as crucial to getting our state back on track while promoting. in his words, “another golden age of American recovery.” The other piece was co-authored by Greg Feirn and Pete November, CEOs of LCMC and Ochsner Health, along with several others state leaders in the health care and hospital industry. They wrote of the horrendous damage Medicaid cuts will do to their services to Louisiana citizens and those in need. They stated, “We face the largest cut to health care in our state’s history.”…