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I'm Ohio's state auditor — Medicaid fraud is not just a Washington problem
Ohio's state auditor highlights significant Medicaid fraud and waste in the state, citing a 15.6% error rate in payments for ineligible services and a $1.4 billion cut from home health and hospice providers suspected of fraud. The auditor criticizes lax enforcement of rules, including failures in implementing required Electronic Visit Verification systems for home healthcare services.
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