2019 LA Governor's race: on Health Care

Eddie Rispone: Problems with Medicaid expansion including fraud, abuse

Rispone: Yes. But Rispone said he doesn't believe the cost for the state, a maximum of 10% compared to the federal 90% share, is sustainable. He, too, believes the expansion is wrought with fraud and abuse.

Eddie Rispone: Medicaid expansion "bungled," and is unsustainable

Eddie Rispone: Temporarily freeze Medicaid enrollment in Louisiana

John Bel Edwards: Pro-life includes helping the poor get access to health care

The man himself sees a common principle at work: "The idea of not doing the Medicaid expansion, I just couldn't reconcile that, because I am pro-life. And the pro-life ethos has to mean more than just the abortion issue. [Abortion] is fundamental, and I understand how important it is, but it's got to go beyond that. The job isn't over when the baby's born if you've got poor people who need access to health care."

Ralph Abraham: ObamaCare a daily dangerous debacle for working physicians

"I've said all along, concerning the Affordable Care Act, there are some great features," Mayo said. "There are some challenges and there are some issues with the Affordable Care Act. You don't just tear up the whole thing and try to bring something back. You just fix what's wrong with it."

Abraham said he thinks it needs to be repealed. "You should come to my practice in Mangham on a daily basis and I can show you the debacle of the ObamaCare law, if we can even call it that," he said. "As a practicing physician, right now, it's not working and it's even dangerous."

Ralph Abraham: No expansion of Medicaid, even if I make money on it

Abraham responded by saying expanding Medicaid would be a bad thing. "You would think if I've made millions of dollars from it, then I would be for it." Abraham said. "To expand Medicaid would take in 500,000-plus people. What the Obama administration won't tell you is that 260,000 of those would be moved from private insurance groups."