11.2.11 Louisiana's Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled has a nearly $127 million state funding shortfall, the health department announced Tuesday, saying it would use one-time federal cash and reshuffle other funds to fill much of the gap. The Department of Health and Hospitals also will add new hurdles and tighten prior authorizations for people who want to receive mental health rehabilitation treatment, and DHH will try to slow enrollment in programs that provide home- and community-based services to the elderly and disabled. Read the entire article at The Times-Picayune.