In this week’s Louisiana Speaks, we provide updates on efforts to eliminate more medical debt for Louisianians. LPB’s Karen LeBlanc speaks with Allison Sesso, President and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that partnered with Ochsner Health and the City of New Orleans to erase $59 million in medical debt for 66,000 patients. Sesso offers insight on the role public policy can play in helping the organization reduce crushing medical debt statewide.
Louisiana: The State We're In

LSWI is Louisiana's only statewide news magazine. The program airs Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4:30 p.m. on the six-station LPB network that includes stations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. This award-winning show combines in-depth coverage about the important issues in the state along with expert analysis.