Medicaid

Legislative leaders say the money is needed to avoid rural hospital closures.

A party line vote killed a bill Monday that would have made certain individuals income tax data available to the state’s legislative auditor. The office…

On the same day thousands of letters were sent to Medicaid recipients across Louisiana warning them of potential cuts to the program, Gov. John Bel…

The state is sending out 37,000 letters to Medicaid recipients across Louisiana today, warning them their coverage could run out July 1 if cuts to the…

Budget negotiations have hit another wall in the special session. This time in the House Health and Welfare committee. Members took up several bills…

“We are sitting here with a fourth of the state budget in front of us, and there is nothing we can do to adjust that for the next two years? I find that…

Louisiana’s Joint Budget Committee meets today to vote on two-year contract extensions for the state’s Medicaid-managed care organizations.“Why two years?…

With Medicaid one of the largest chunks of state budget spending, it’s no surprise some are honed in on curbing: “Fraud, waste, abuse in our Medicaid…

Yesterday we looked at state income, as part of Budget 101. Today we’ll look at the outgo.Where does Louisiana spend its $9-billion of State General Fund…

Nearly half the $29.7-billion proposed state budget is recommended for spending by Louisiana’s Department of Health.“Yes, it’s big, because we’re a poor…