Sunday, June 12, 2011

Gov. Jindal Subpoenaed in Controversial Louisiana Health Care Privatization Move

Gov. Jindal Subpoenaed in Controversial Louisiana Health Care Privatization Move

On Monday, Scott Kipper, the man Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal appointed to facilitate the privatization of that state's employee health insurance resigned. Five days prior, on June 1, Kipper had been questioned by members of the State Senate about his testimony -- namely, they accused him of lying. Now, the controversy brewing threatens to blow the lid off a privatization scheme that may have been utterly unnecessary, and involves a possibly missing $500 million surplus. Talking Points Memo reports: Read more

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