WASHINGTON – For months, much of Louisiana fretted over how Republicans would revamp Medicaid. Various proposals had floated in the U.S. House that could have severely affected the state's ...

(The Center Square) − The Louisiana Department of Health covered $103 million in ineligible Medicaid costs according to a newly-released audit report. An audit by the Louisiana Legislative ...

Over the past several weeks, my office has been flooded with calls, letters and emails from people across Louisiana. They are deeply concerned about the loss of Medicaid coverage and benefits ...

In the latest report, the auditor found almost Louisiana 8,000 that only received services from out-of-state providers. The report also found that LDH paid $92.1 million for nearly 19,250 ...

Landry asked the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year to allow Louisiana’s medical providers to receive a rate for treating Medicaid patients closer to what private ...

A bill aimed at strengthening oversight of Louisiana’s Medicaid program unanimously passed the state’s senate Tuesday. Senate Bill 130, sponsored by Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek ...

Brumley attributed some of Louisiana’s success on national math and reading tests to the tutoring program and said he was grateful it had been added back into the budget. Landry, Senate hope for ...