The House Oversight Committee convened a hearing titled, 'Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs,' to examine alleged weaknesses in Medicaid waiver programs, potential fraud schemes, and oversight challenges. During the hearing, Rep. Brandon Gill cited claims of approximately $1.2 billion in questionable spending in Ohio's Medicaid system, raised concerns about potential abuse of waiver programs. He also questioned about alleged connections between fraud cases in Ohio and Minnesota as lawmakers investigated potential multi-state schemes and oversight failures.

House oversight committee members said that Ohio, home to the country’s second-largest Somali population, has a Somali fraud crisis similar to Minnesota’s.

A House hearing on Medicaid fraud turned heads as Rep. Andy Biggs questioned witness' testimony claiming that more than 124,000 individuals were enrolled in Ohio's Medicaid…

The House Oversight Committee convened a hearing titled, 'Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs,' to examine alleged weaknesses in Medicaid waiver…