Louisiana DOGE Final Report Shows Nearly $1 Billion in State Savings

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Louisiana DOGE final report shows nearly $1 billion in state savings
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Louisiana’s Department of Government Efficiency has concluded its work with a final report showing just under $1 billion in state savings and a plan to overhaul the Inspector General’s office.

The report shows a large portion of the savings comes from federal dollars, with just over $600 million in total. At least half of that stems from removing ineligible people from Medicaid and SNAP programs. The full itemized breakdown of savings has not been released to the media.

“But I mean, just think about it, if you are deceased, incarcerated, no longer eligible for Medicaid, no longer live in the state — you should not be on the Medicaid rolls,” said Angele Davis, member of the LADOGE team and former Commissioner of Administration.

The report shows a large portion of the savings comes from federal dollars, with just over $600 million in total. At least half of that stems from removing ineligible people from Medicaid and SNAP programs. The full itemized breakdown of savings has not been released to the media.

“But I mean, just think about it, if you are deceased, incarcerated, no longer eligible for Medicaid, no longer live in the state — you should not be on the Medicaid rolls,” said Angele Davis, member of the LADOGE team and former Commissioner of Administration.

Savings breakdown from LADOGE Final Report:

Medicaid Eligibility: $285.5 million

SNAP Eligibility: $14.9 million

State/Federal Contracts: $206.4 million

Technology Services: $68.4 Million

Telecommunications: $2.8 million

Travel / Conferences: $1.3 million

Utilization of Assets: $9.6 million

Leases: $3 million

Process Efficiency / Service and Workforce Optimization: $407.6 million

TOTAL SAVINGS: $999.5 million

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