WASHINGTON—Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) today announced the panel will hold its first hearing titled, “Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs.” At the hearing, Task Force members will examine fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver program that pays people to visit beneficiaries to perform personal care services such as cooking, cleaning, and other household chores. Recent reporting by the Daily Wire exposed how shell companies operating out of empty offices billed taxpayers for personal care services never rendered, and the Ohio state agency responsible for stopping it looked the other way.
“Our Task Force is going after institutions that stopped fearing accountability and abused the American people. Our first action is a formal investigation…
This type of fraud targets the supply chain and accounts payable departments of businesses.
- Invoice Manipulation: Criminals intercept a legitimate invoice between a supplier and a client and change the banking details to their own. The client pays the bill thinking they are paying their trusted vendor.
- Kickbacks and Bribery: A vendor secretly pays an employee of the purchasing company to ensure their bid is successful or to overlook inflated pricing.