Louisiana officials announced 21 arrests in a Medicaid fraud operation and elevated the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to a standalone division.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced 21 arrests Wednesday in a Medicaid fraud crackdown that also included cases involving alleged cruelty to people in need. ... Read More ...

A Natchez, Mississippi, woman is facing Louisiana Medicaid fraud charges after investigators said false CPR certification records were tied to more than $416,000 in Medicaid ... Read More ...

Some Louisiana residents with Medicaid will have a new provider in the new year after a contract was not renewed for a major Medicaid provider. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, ...

Roughly 24,000 members of 11 state-recognized tribes will be subject to the new Medicare regulations.

Louisiana has halted a contract with UnitedHealthcare to provide Medicaid coverage for roughly 333,000 people in Louisiana, less than a month before next year’s agreement was set to take effect.

O’CONNOR WDSU NEWS. AS WE APPROACH THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, SOME LOUISIANA MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL SOON SEE BIG CHANGES TO THEIR COVERAGE. WE ARE LEARNING THAT THE STATE IS ENDING A MAJOR CONTRACT ...

According to authorities, Trahan’s alleged actions involved submitting claims for services to a Medicaid recipient that were ...

Expanding Medicaid in Louisiana helped thousands of people get cancer treatment, colonoscopies and diabetes diagnoses. But it has yet to make even a dent in the state’s infant mortality crisis. The ...