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Compare Shreveport Health Insurance Plans

Health Plan One offers more than 80 health insurance plans in Shreveport, which is part of Caddo County, Louisiana. Health insurance carriers that offer individual and family health insurance plans in Shreveport include Aetna, CoventryOne, and United Health One. Enter your ZIP code above to compare the details of the health insurance plans available in Shreveport.

Louisiana offers many options for those looking for individual, family, group or small business health insurance. There are even options available in Louisiana like Medicaid, high risk pool, or LaCHIP. All of these government programs can help those who are medically uninsurable or who cannot afford private insurance to obtain basic health coverage. We, here at Health Plan One, can help you figure out which category you fall into and help find the plan that best fits your needs.

Medicaid in Louisiana is designed to help those residents who need help getting health insurance. Many who cannot qualify or afford traditional private insurance can receive coverage through Medicaid. The program works like regular insurance coverage in that Medicaid pays for the cost of covered services performed by approved doctors. There are specific criteria you need to meet in order to qualify for coverage.

If you receive Supplemental Security Income from the Social Security Administration, you are automatically eligible for Medicaid. Families who get help from the Office of Family Support are also eligible for the program. You may also qualify for Medicaid if you or the family member is 65 or older, or if they have corrected vision no better than 20/200, individuals who are pregnant or families with a pregnant member, a child under the age of 18 deprived of the support of at least one parent, a child under age 19, or a woman who needs treatment for breast or cervical cancer. Disabled individuals who meet SSA’s disability criteria are also eligible for Medicaid.

Louisiana’s Medicaid program covers many of the same services that private health insurance programs cover such as dental, physician services, family planning, chiropractic care, eye care, hearing, and home health. Other services include hospice, hospital services such as inpatient and outpatient services and emergency room care, immunizations, lab work, medical transportation, mental health, and occupational therapy services. Pregnancy, prescription drugs, physical therapy, rehabilitation clinic services, and x-rays are among services also provided. More information can be found at their website: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=92

Louisiana offers a women’s health program. The Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program provides breast and cervical early detection services to uninsured or underinsured, low or moderate income female residents who are 40 and over. This is provided at no cost. LBCHP is a part of the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) National Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program. In order to qualify a women must meet the age, income, and insurance status requirements. For women between the ages of 40-49, early detection services include pelvic examination, Pap test, and clinical breast exam. For women 50-64, services include pelvic examination, Pap test, clinical breast exam, and mammogram. More information can be found at their website: http://labchp.lsuhsc.edu/

Louisiana also has a High Risk Pool program. To qualify for this plan you cannot be eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, group coverage, or individual coverage. You must also have two written denials of coverage due to a preexisting condition by an insurance company or agent. Due to high demand, there is currently a waitlist for coverage.

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