… also includes $184 million tied to the expansion of Louisiana’s Medicaid program, which provides government-financed health insurance to the working poor. The state saved $184 million of its own tax dollars this year by tapping into enhanced federal …
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That expansion, which took effect last July, has resulted in more than 378,000 newly insured Louisianans, according to figures provided by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals , whose director, Dr. Rebekah Gee, also spoke at the press conference. Refusing the Medicaid expansion was a cornerstone of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, while Edwards had made it a campaign plank.