On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce the number of ...

The Louisiana Department of Health could soon use artificial intelligence to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the state’s Medicaid program, a sign of Elon Musk’s continuing influence on ...

Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce the number of overdose deaths during pregnancy.

The percentage of people who report having Medicaid is 21% nationally, but ranges from 11% in Utah to 34% in New Mexico. In Louisiana, 31.9% have Medicaid — the second-highest rate of Medicaid ...

About 118,000 of them are in the program thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which allowed states including Louisiana to expand Medicaid to cover low-income adults, many of whom were working in low ...

Reproductive health advocates in Louisiana are trying once again to bring doula services provided during and after pregnancy under Medicaid coverage. Rep. Dustin Miller, D-Opelousas, filed the ...

About 118,000 of them are in the program thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which allowed states including Louisiana to expand Medicaid to cover low-income adults, many of whom were working in ...

LDH Undersecretary Drew Maranto announced the creation of a Fraud, Waste and Abuse Task Force to protect Medicaid resources. New data-sharing with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.

We soon will learn what Congress and the Trump administration have in store for Medicaid. But while the state/federal program has become a high-profile target, it is widely misunderstood.