Medical costs

We all know medical prices have gone up dramatically over the past couple of decades, but we found information about what it cost to have a baby in a hospital in 1943.

The state legislative auditor’s office reported that Louisiana's Workers’ Compensation costs for state employees is higher than most states because of outdated billing practices and procedural oversights. In an audit conducted to evaluate and to identify ways to control workers’ comp costs, auditors found totals for indemnity, medical and expense costs increased nearly 50% since the last audit in