On the recordApril 25, 1996
I am not going to deny that abuses by various States around the country took place in the Medicaid Program years ago. They did. Two previous administrations of the Louisiana State government frankly abused the Medicaid Program; there is no doubt about it. But this administration that just took over a few short months ago is taking great steps to remedy the situation. In fact, some steps began at the end of the previous administration, because unfortunately there were abuses, they had to acknowledge there had been abuses, and they ultimately had no choice because of measures taken by the distinguished former members and the chairman of the Committee on Commerce to remedy those abuses. They were left with absolutely no choice at all. They recognized that they spent too much in Medicaid. The previous administration of Governor Edwards's found out that the abuse of the program must end.
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