Audit: Louisiana Medicaid paid $9.6M for coverage after beneficiaries’ deaths

– The Louisiana Department of Health paid roughly $9.6 million in monthly premiums for more than 1,000 Medicaid beneficiaries after their deaths between February 2019 and March 2025, according to a new progress report from the state auditor.The analysis found 1,072 deceased beneficiaries continued to be listed as eligible for Medicaid, triggering fixed per-member, permonth payments to ...