 Beginning August 1st, both Medicaid and private insurers are required to cover for the care or treatment of menopause or perimenopause in Louisiana. New Orleans Democratic Representative Amy Freeman says physicians asked her to author the bill because even though many of the medications they prescribe are generic, they were often rejected by Medicaid. And private insurance was saying, we'll let you take the oral but not the gel or vice versa. And we should trust their doctors. They know what they're doing. They shouldn't need prior authorization. They should be able to give treatment to these women as needed.