Louisiana Gov. Jindal Cuts Hospice Care Out Of medicaid

Gov. Bobby Jindal If you're poor, terminally ill, and live in Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has decided you don't deserve a comfortable, peaceful death. Most Medicaid patients will no longer receive hospice care as of Feb. 1 in that state. Vicki Burns, a hospice administrator, points out that the policy isn't just cruel, it's probably not likely to save much in the way of state funds. "I think as a state we're just setting really a bad example to the rest of the country.

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