The Louisiana attorney general’s office says a Jindal administration plan to hire a private company to manage a state employee health insurance plan requires legislative approval. In a legal opinion issued today, Assistant Attorney General Michael Vallan says the proposed contract between the Office of Group Benefits and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana “is subject to review and final approval” by the legislative committees that have jurisdiction over similar matters. The opinion was issued in response to a request from Monroe Rep. Katrina Jackson, a Democrat who does not support the privatization plan. Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to hire Blue Cross to run an insurance plan in the Office of Group Benefits that covers more than 62,000 employees, retirees and their dependents. The outsourcing is set to take effect Jan. 1.
AG: Jindal outsourcing plan needs legislative OK
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