Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 46 > Chapter 8-B - Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Plan

• Cost-sharing: means the portion of the cost of a covered medical service that must be paid by or on behalf of eligible individuals, consisting of copayments or coinsurance, but not deductibles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:979.2
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:979.2
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Medicaid: means the medical assistance program provided for in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:979.2
• Plan: means the Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Plan established by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:979.2
• Secretary: means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:979.2