Legislative leaders speak out about allegations of fraud in Ohio's Medicaid program

Legislative leaders speak out about allegations of fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid program

By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau

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Monday, May 18, 2026

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Trump administration is temporarily stopping new home health and hospital providers from enrolling in Medicare because of concerns about fraud in the system. This comes after a conservative outlet reported dozens of home health care businesses in Columbus allegedly billed the other government insurance program, Medicaid, for millions of dollars’ worth of services that were never provided.

Ohio’s legislative leaders are now weighing in on the situation.

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said he believes the report put out by the Daily Wire. Huffman said he is talking with other leaders about the possibility of new legislation on fraud. But he said lawmakers have tried to deal with…

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