Louisiana Medicaid: Health and wellness

In our health and well-being library, you will find health and wellness resources, articles, and tips on a number of health conditions, such as:

• Asthma
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Autism
• Breast health
• Childhood obesity
• Colorectal cancer
• Diabetes
• Diet and nutrition
• Emotional health
• Flu prevention
• Men’s health and women’s health
• Sickle cell disease
• Substance use disorder
• Tobacco cessation

Visit our health and wellness library

The KidsHealth consumer digital (articles and more information) library has more than 6,000 pieces of education (e.g., articles, videos, illustrations, wellness centers, recipes, games, quizzes, and more) written for caregivers and families, specifically parents, kids, and teens

The KidsHealth consumer video library includes personal stories to help parents, kids, and teens understand medical diagnoses and chronic and serious health conditions, including:

• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Medications
• Pain management
• Seizures
• Weight management

See your Humana Healthy Horizons^® in Louisiana Member Handbook for information on the wellness programs we make available to our members

We offer our members access to several quality enhancement programs, and you can learn about them

• In your Member Handbook
• By calling Member Services at 1-800-448-3810 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Please note:

• Our automated phone system may answer your call on Saturdays, Sundays, and some public holidays
• If you call when we are closed and are prompted to leave a message, please do so
• We will call you back the next business day

Behavioral health services

When you or your family members need a place to turn for mental health and/or substance use issues, our behavioral health services can help

Learn more about our behavioral health services

Complex care management services

Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana members may be eligible to get complex care management services if they:

• Experience multiple hospitalizations, and/or
• Have complex medical needs that require frequent and ongoing assistance

Learn more about our complex care management program

Disease management program

We designed our disease management program to help you understand and manage specific health conditions/disease(s)

Learn more about our disease management program

HumanaBeginnings

Taking care of yourself while you’re pregnant will help your baby have a healthy start. Through HumanaBeginnings™, our pregnant and new moms get the care they need.

Learn more about HumanaBeginnings

Children’s program

We can:

• Refer you to children’s programs in your local area that help prevent health problems and give early healthcare services to families with children ages 0 to 5
• Work with your primary care physician to help keep your children healthy

Domestic violence program

Your doctor should check for signs of domestic violence at your yearly visit. You can get educational information from your doctor.

Family-planning services

You can get family-planning services:

• From your current doctor, or
• From any doctor that offers family-planning services, and
• You do not need approval ahead of time

For more information, call us at 1-800-448-3810 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Pregnancy prevention program

We can refer you to community-based pregnancy prevention programs that you can use, no matter your age, gender, pregnancy status, or parental consent

New medical treatment

Sometimes new treatments:

• Work well
• Do not work well
• Have negative side effects

We:

• Track new medical research and
• Use this information to help us decide to add benefits and services to your health plan

If you think a new medical technology or treatment might help you:

• Tell your primary care physician, and he or she will work with us to see
• If it can help you and
• If we will cover it