Magnolia Pediatrics

01/30/2026

Please help us wish Brandy a very Happy Birthday!

01/26/2026

Good Morning! We are fortunate that the icy conditions are better than expected. We will begin seeing patients at 12 today.

01/25/2026

01/23/2026

Please welcome Magnolia Pediatrics' new employees.

01/22/2026

ALL MAGNOLIA PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH A MEDICAID PLAN. UHC MEDICAID IS NO LONGER BEING OFFERED BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD TO SWITCH. WE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING AETNA BETTER HEALTH (MEDICAID) AFTER 3/31/2026.
If you have an appointment scheduled after 3/31 and have been enrolled in a different plan other than Aetna Better Health, we will not be able to see you. Please be proactive and get your plan switched over now.

THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY OF OUR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLANS.

01/15/2026

Please see the message from the Medicaid website regarding UHC Community Plan. For more information you can visit the website at
https://www.ldh.la.gov/medicaid/medicaid2026

The UnitedHealthcare health plan will not be available to Medicaid members beginning April 1, 2026. If UnitedHealthcare is your current plan, you will need to move to a new health plan before that date.

These changes do not impact any Medicaid members’ eligibility.

Health Plan Choice

UnitedHealthcare members have options when it comes to choosing their new plan.

Take no action, and Louisiana Medicaid will assign you to a new health plan. Every attempt will be made to:
keep families together in the same health plan, and
keep members in a health plan that will allow them to see their same doctor.
Choose your new health plan.
Current UnitedHealthcare members will have a special enrollment period from January 15, 2026, to February 15, 2026.
During this time, UnitedHealthcare members can choose their new health plan. To learn about the other health plans, view a comparison chart online.
During the special enrollment period, UnitedHealthcare members can choose their new plan using the options below:
By phone: 1-855-229-6848, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Online: myplan.healthy.la.gov.
Through the Healthy Louisiana app, available on Google Play or the App Store.
All UnitedHealthcare members will stay with UnitedHealthcare until 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2026. On April 1, 2026, they will be moved to their new health plan.

Medicaid members currently on UnitedHealthcare will be moved to a new Medicaid health plan by April 1, 2026.

01/07/2026

Please vote for MAGNOLIA PEDIATRICS as the best of Baton Rouge Pediatric Practice. We are in the Health and Beauty category.

Vote once per day from January 5 through January 23.

01/07/2026

We are excited to announce that Dr. West was chosen as the best Pediatrician for 2025 Best of Ascension Community Choice Award. Thank you to everyone who voted!
Our Magnolia Pediatrics Providers are the BEST!!

01/02/2026

Medicaid Update!
Magnolia Pediatrics and the providers are officially credentialed with Aetna Better Health but are currently being loaded into the system. If you attempt to switch over online and are not seeing your primary provider, know that they should be showing up soon. I spoke with the Aetna representative today.

12/31/2025

We will be closed on New Years Day. Please enjoy New Year's eve and remember firework safety. Here is a link with good safety tips, it says 4th of July, but applies to New Years too.
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/stay-safe-this-4th-of-july.aspx

12/23/2025

Update on UHC Medicaid changes.
It looks like the State has given an extension to UHC, realizing that the timeline of switching so many patients would be rushed. The state will automatically switch patients to different plans January 1, 2026. Some patients may automatically be switched to Aetna Better Health. We are being told to check back with your insurance company after January 5th to change plans to Aetna if you were switched to a different plan.

12/22/2025

We had a great time getting together at LA Threaux for our Christmas party. We have some competitive team members in our office, but I think Dr. Gulino got the most BULLS EYES!
Merry Christmas season to all of you!