LAC 48:I.10505. Use of Statewide Health Priorities

A. The three priorities have been used extensively in the development of this State Health Plan and served as a guide for the selection of implementation strategies proposed by state health agencies. The priorities are seen to be reflective of the State of Louisiana and of the nation during the 1980's. Of the 17 national priorities, nine issues are directed toward containing or lowering the cost of health care, two toward the development of alternatives to long term institutionalization, and two toward the development of better methods of preventing ill health and promoting healthy lifestyles. The priorities selected for focus in Louisiana are bound together by a concept of reducing the costs of health care while bringing about improvements in the health status of the state's citizens and the health system.