Senator John Kennedy is demanding to know exactly how much money has been spent on Medicaid recipients who were found to be ineligible for the program. Kennedy says he wants a full accounting, but at the end of the state may be unable to recoup the costs.
37,000 people were found income ineligible after a new computer system ran a check of the entire Medicaid database.
Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says an audit did reveal that a significant portion of the past Medicaid population may have been income eligible.
LDH Secretary Rebekah Gee defended the department saying even if an ineligible person received services, almost all of the cost was covered by the feds, and noted that most who were found to be making too much money to qualify would still be considered working poor.
The 32-year-old mother of an Acadiana High student was arrested last week for posting a video on social media of two children fighting at the school will not be prosecuted.