So Jindal cut a contract with a company which cost us millions?

Jindal was a horrific governor. Just like his predecssor and successor.

Louisiana people can't pick politicians very well.

You're too dumb to post this on the correct board so I wouldn't expect you to understand this either.

I assume you're referring to the third party liability contract with HMS. If so, Jindal didn't kill that contract, DHH did. The simple reasons being A. Their IT systems are antiquated, so the data being fed to the contractor was garbage and B. The providers threw tantrums every time they were asked to return money. For instance, a couple years ago it was discovered that Acadian Ambulance was liening and foreclosing on people's property, but they seemingly forgot the bills originally paid through uncompensated care reimbursements from the state was supposed to be returned. At the end of the day they settled with the state for pennies on the dollar.

Similar to TPL, there's corrected balance adjustments that are intentionally overlooked because of the political realities of provider pushback. The feds actually fund most of the contracts for the CBA audits, but the state only uses them to the minimum extent they're obligated as condition of receiving Federal Medicaid money. I suspect the CBAs are actually a much larger loss of funds than TPL. Imagine how many hospital bills are modified or corrected. You can be certain when the bills increase they're sent to collections, but when they recover from another insurer, patient, etc. they aren't nearly as diligent in their adjustments when it involves the return of the state's share.

The hidden secret behind everything: The state prefers to turn a blind eye, because they're obligated to return the Federal share of improperly spent money, and they use the same reporting methodology and approach as a food servers who has to claim their tips to the IRS.

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Thank you for putting in the effort. You obviously know something about this. Much prefer to read actual information and not general bitching like we normally get.

The other unmentioned and unaddressed problem with that contract (as well as the new one) is that HMS only performs the audit. ...It's up to the state to pursue recoveries. There is little effort placed into recoveries, and most of the money collected is merely the result of the honor system.

What about what about the Office of Debt Recovery you say? Federal rules require that improper payments need to be returned to the feds within 12 months of a final audit report, regardless of ability to recover. LDH doesn't trust that DOR will recover the money within months, making it better to simply pretend the debt never existed. So, you can expect this administration to punt this issue just like the last did.

I think a certain part of Jindal's second term apathy was due to the fact that he realized this state will never really change.

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Correct. Louisiana is filled with mouth-breathing idiots, which is why the state will never amount to anything.

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Dude Go frick yourself.

We've had a few good governors that did good things for this state like John McKeithen who pushed through the Louisiana Superdome which made tourism really boom in New Orleans and brought more dollars into the Louisiana economy and Mike Foster who was a damn good fiscally conservative Governor who pushed through some damn good budget reforms that's preventing JBE from wrecking shite today.

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I was watching a local tv program (Informed Sources) and it was stated by a panelist named David Hammer (WWL reporter) that Jindal cut out a 2 million dollar contract with a company that recovered Medicaid money. The money lost as a result is currently estimated at 42 million dollars. The state is attempting to recoup some of that money but it looks daunting.
An example he gave was if an auto accident occurs and before liability is determined, Medicaid pays for services in some instances. Once liability is established, if an insurance company is financially responsible, they repay the states Medicaid funding. This was overseen by the Department of Health and Hospitals (Jindal's supposed area of expertise).
This is a big chunk of change. Before someone posts the comment "Fake News", is anyone here more informed than the "Informed Source"? This seems like pretty poor oversight.

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Can you atleast do a simple google search so we can atleast have a clue about what fake news you are talking about?

No, the state of Louisiana can't get quality people to run for office. If the right people get in office and stir up too much shite, they ar threatened and driven out of the office they hold.