Nine Medicaid Providers Facing Fraud, Theft Charges

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Indictments filed this week by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse eight Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $181,512 from the government health-care program for the needy. A ninth provider faces charges for allegedly stealing a client’s debit card. The cases include providers who billed for in-home services while clients were hospitalized or traveling, a home-health aide who admitted to sleeping during shifts, and a provider who sent unauthorized individuals to care for clients in her place.

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