Editor’s Note:  We are publishing the full floor remarks of Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA), whose proposal for a prefunded federal flexible spending account has drawn support from President Trump, who recently urged that “hundreds of billions of dollars currently being sent to money-sucking insurance companies… be sent directly to the people.”

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is now FMOL Health. The new platform is designed to acknowledge the strength of the healthcare system while honoring each of its four markets’ local identity. 

The positioning publicly unifies the healthcare system’s network of hospitals, clinics, and care facilities throughout the Gulf South. While local markets have always been a part of the larger network of care, this move provides better clarity to the alignment between the health system and its facilities along with over 20,000 team members.