Shaughnessy Says U of L Misused Medicaid Funds

• {Kentucky}...State Senator Tim Shaughnessy says doctors at the University of Louisville medical school used about $4.8 million in state Medicaid funds to pay themselves “financial bonuses” and another $5.2 million for an electronic records system that would make U of L doctors eligible for additional bonuses from the federal governernment. Shaughnessy says he recently obtained the information from Attorney General Jack Conway’s office, but a spokeswoman for Conway said Wednesday that the office determined only that the $4.8 million was compensation for U of L doctors. But, Shaughnessy insists that Conway’s staff described the money as “bonuses” at a recent meeting. Shaughnessy said he plans to file legislation for the 2012 session of the General Assembly that would require public university boards to exercise more oversight over affiliated entities.