12.9.11 The leaders of an independent public policy group raised questions Thursday about whether Gov. Bobby Jindal's overhaul of the Louisiana Medicaid program can yield the predicted savings without curtailing needed health care services for beneficiaries.

In a comprehensive report, the Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council called for the Legislature to take an active role in oversight of the Bayou Health program that will shift about 900,000 Medicaid recipients and about $2 billion annually to privately run managed-care networks.