Louisiana health officials launch new initiatives on medicaid, address maternal overdose crisis
LDH announced several initiatives aimed at improving public health and Medicaid program integrity, including a task force to fight fraud, waste, and abuse, and a partnership with UL Lafayette to use AI and data analytics to detect fraud and inefficiencies.
SABINE PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A woman from the Village of Noble was arrested after state fraud investigators claimed she lied to receive medicaid benefits. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) related to fraud allegations against Sue Ann Rivers,…
SHREVEPORT, La. (WNTZ) – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Shreveport counseling service, Community Health Care Solutions, LLC (“Community Health”) and the estate of its deceased owner/operator, Yolanda Burnom, have agreed to pay $4,600,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicaid for…
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- The husband of a former Louisiana Department of Health employee is accused of Medicaid fraud, authorities said. Dominque Higgins, 36, of Monroe, and his wife, Courtney Higgins, a former LDH employee, allegedly concealed their income and marital status to receive Medicaid benefits. The Louisiana Bureau of…