Shadow government

The firm Jindal has chosen to manage all Medicaid claims in the state is available to us on a need-to-know basis.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana's top health agency is not disclosing the name of the firm it selected to get the most lucrative contract in state government.

The Advocate reports state Department of Health and Hospitals lawyers said state law prohibits the agency from releasing the firm's name until the Louisiana Legislature's health committees hold hearings on the contract award.