Three firms are vying to advise the Jindal administration on the possible privatization of a state employee health plan.Meanwhile the Times-Picayune managed to send a reporter to a Jindal photo op in New Orleans where he signed two non-controversial bills extending historic renovation tax cuts.
Michael DiResto, spokesman for the state Division of Administration, said Wednesday that the firms are: Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Keegan.
The governor said earlier in the day that the administration is a couple of weeks away from choosing a firm.
The possibility of a private company running an insurance plan that covers thousands of state workers, retirees and dependents is spurring fears of increased premiums and decreased benefits.
Will no one else pick up the still developing OGB story? Because honestly we don't trust the Advocate to keep at it by themselves. It looks like they've already got their hands full covering the Baton Rouge chain restaurant scene right now.
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