The Department of Children and Families determines eligibility for Medicaid. Medicaid may be authorized. for up to three months prior to the date of application provided an applicant has unpaid medical bill(s) for. one or more of the three months preceding the month of application. This is known as retroactive Medicaid.
The costliest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic was Hurricane Katrina, which struck the coastlines of Mississippi and Louisiana after brushing the tip of Florida, in August 2005, causing $108 billion (2005 USD) in property damage.
However, the massive losses of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita cost LA Citizens over $1.2 Billion, which created a deficit. LA Citizens assessments on home and property insurance policies in Louisiana were used to partially fund this deficit left by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.