Paul Larrabee
Paul Larrabee
budgets case county impact system
You can see from a case like this how the Medicaid system can have a substantial impact on county budgets.
clearly domain governor nor vote
We don't get to vote on an override, nor do we get to veto. That is clearly the domain of the governor and the Legislature.
merit others studied
We have not studied all of them. Many of them may be sound, while there may be others that merit override consideration.
expect letter number regarding responding scope
We have had a number of conversations regarding the scope of the letter and expect to be responding shortly.
adds became extra grew million month multiply number pills received seems snowflake total
Two extra pills a month seems modest, but it adds up when you multiply it times the total number of medications received times the number of recipients. A snowflake grew into an iceberg. That's how it became a $2 million case.
across concerns pay public state
There are concerns all across the state that the public is getting what they pay for.
clear continues law section three
This is a section of law and jurisdiction that continues to evolve, but because you have really three different services, it is not as clear as it could be.
rest
The rest was old-fashioned shoe-leather and investigative technique.