State Health Officials Seek Settlement Modification

The Times-Picayune reports that the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has asked a federal court for permission to modify a legal settlement requiring the state to provide home-care attendants for Medicaid patients. The request offers a waiver program as an alternative, a modification that DHH Secretary David Hood characterizes as "win-win" becuase it helps the Legislature control costs and allows for a broader range of people to qualify for in-home care.

Posted by AJR at July 17, 2003 07:14 AM