With Medicaid cuts ahead, Louisiana’s rural health providers battle over payments

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,508

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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When Herndon “Buzz” Jeansonne bought two rural health clinics in Avoyelles Parish from a retiring physician in 2006, he didn’t have many concerns about making the finances work.

His reimbursement rate for treating patients on Medicaid, which provides government-backed insurance for low-income people, was $70 to $80 per visit. At the time, it was adequate for Jeansonne, a nurse practitioner in family medicine.

Two decades later, however, Jeansonne found himself exhausted trying to keep up …

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