Men and women also differ in terms of reactions to medications and the same illnesses must be treated differently within the two sexes. For example, estrogen may actually ward off Alzheimer s disease in women, but more research must be conducted in many similar arenas. 20,000 suicides occur each year, mostly with the elderly. Panelists included Ms. Diane Justice, Deputy Assistant Secretary on Aging in the Office of Administration on Aging, and Dr. Anita Kablinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Louisiana State University. For You and Your Family Ms. Lynn Nicholas, president and CEO of Louisiana Hospital Association, discussed the uninsured.
Government is one of the largest insurers of all, followed by employers.
Louisiana residents hold one of highest Medicaid dependence in the United States. These people receive Medicaid because they rank below the federal poverty level, often have dependents, and are not elderly. In Louisiana, these people are more often women than men, typically less educated with jobs such as hairdressers, working in malls, babysitting, or in the food industry. These women will probably never get health insurance, even if someone in the household holds a job. People all too often take the extra cash over stepping up a little bit of the necessary funds to match their employer s assistance with buying health insurance.