Hey, Bill Cassidy: 434,000 of your constituents would like to have a word with you.

Here's the latest enrollment data from the Louisiana Department of Health.

I've embedded screen shots below, but there's various interactive stuff you can do at the site itself; LA did a very nice job, I'd love it if every state put up a similar "dashboard" style website.

In short:

  • 434,594 Louisianans enrolled in Medicaid via ACA expansion
  • 126,229 have received preventative care
  • 22,058 women have received breast cancer screenings
    • 225 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer as a result of ACA Medicaid expansion
  • 13,994 adults have received a colon cancer screening
    • 4,337 have averted colon cancer by having polyps removed
    • 199 have been diagnosed with colon cancer thanks to ACA Medicaid expansion
  • 3,774 have been diagnosed with diabetes
  • 9,575 have been diagnosed with hypertension
  • 32,912 are receiving outpatient mental health services
  • 6,025 are receiving inpatient mental health services
  • 5,559 are receiving outpatient substance abuse services
  • 6,026 are receiving residential substance abuse services

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