Medicaid has come under fire in the wake of a Legislative Auditor’s report that showed the service may have paid up to 85 million in healthcare costs for people who were not wage eligible for the program at the time they received coverage, and today, Medicaid launched a new verification system that more frequently checks wage eligibility. Louisiana Medicaid Director Jen Steele says this should prevent that in the future.
The online system will also provide instant feedback on applications to join Medicaid.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has released a new report highlighting the lack of recorded data published on police activity in Louisiana in reference to traffic stops. S-P-L-C attorney Jamila Johnson says the goal is put together a structure that can be enforced and to get a better data about policing practices into the community.
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The price at the pump continues to decline. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Two people are dead after being among four men that were shot last night on Gus Young Avenue in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely says it’s a painful sight.
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Authorities have identified one of the deceased as 42 year old Johnell Davis.