Ohio Attorney General Indicts 9 Medicaid Providers for $1.2M Fraud

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced indictments against nine Medicaid providers, including eight home health aides and one mental health specialist, for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program of $1.2 million by billing for services not rendered. Two defendants alone accounted for over $1 million of the fraud, with charges including billing for in-home care during hospitalizations and falsely claiming excessive daily service hours. Specific cases include a provider who billed Medicaid while hospitalized or incarcerated, another who claimed 16 hours daily for multiple clients without providing the care, and one who falsified claims to reimburse unpaid work. The indictments were secured by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court as part of the Justice Department's 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which targeted nationwide health-care fraud totaling $14.6 billion. Yost emphasized that Medicaid fraud is both a crime and a moral offense, harming vulnerable populations and societal values.