US Senator John Kennedy says the Legislative Auditor’s report detailing the Department of Health’s failure to collect important payment information from companies it works with in Medicaid is an example of the state’s poor spending habits. The report says LDH is not pushing Managed Care Organizations to provide data that details what expenses the Medicaid program is being charged for, data which is also used to determine how much the companies are paid by the state.
But LDH is pushing back, Undersecretary Jeff Reynolds says that information would not have changed how much the state spent, and they plan on quickly implementing practices that will insure the data is collected properly.
Kennedy says a message needs to be sent that this kind of negligence from LDH leadership will not go unpunished.
Studies have shown Louisiana saw an increase in drug overdose deaths elevate by 14.7% from 2015 to 2016. The Opioid Crisis Solutions Summit recently formulated several recommendations for curbing the impact of the epidemic. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Chances are you’re going to stuff one to many hot dogs down your throat and be couch locked for a while, and State Police says if you’re feeling drowsy after all that 4th of July feasting, get a nap at before you hit the road, so you don’t get a nap while you’re on the road.