Louisiana Medicaid audit suggests possible wide-spread misspending, prompts federal probe

A Louisiana audit that suggested there could be wide-spread Medicaid misspending has prompted a probe on the federal level. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio penned a letter Thursday to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Seema Verma, citing a report from Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera as need for more information about whether there is a national Medicaid spending problem.