HJNO Jan/Feb 2024

+ 12 Contents January / February 2024 I Vol. 13, No. 1 DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................. 37 Hospital Rounds ................................................................................... 59 Ad Index .................................................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS LDH Corner ............................................................................................ 44 Nursing ...................................................................................................... 46 Medicaid .................................................................................................. 48 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 50 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 52 Oncology .................................................................................................. 54 Medical Society .................................................................................... 56 FEATURES A Look into the BCBSLA Proposed Buyout: Voices from Both Sides . ................................ 8 Henry W. Kinney, Esq. Founding Partner, Kinney & Ellinghausen Steven Udvarhelyi, MD President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease ................................................ 18 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Supercharging Lung Cancer Screening in Louisiana .................................................. 25 Ashley Lyerly Senior Director of Advocacy for Louisiana, American Lung Association Philips Recalled Breathing Machines in 2021. Chemicals of “Concern” Found in Replacement Machines Raised New Alarm. ........................................................ 30 Debbie Cenziper ProPublica Michael D. Sallah and Evan Robinson-Johnson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Margaret Fleming Medill Investigative Lab 8 18