$46M Medicaid contract extension supported by La. lawmakers

BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers have agreed to another one-year, $46 million contract extension for the firm that processes bills and handles health provider enrollment for Louisiana's Medicaid program.The contract renewal has become a yearly point of contention with House and Senate health care committee members, who feel stuck in a deal with little room to renegotiate the terms.Former Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration fired the last company hired to take over the work. Since then, new federal guideli