"Who Funds That?" EP5: Ohio’s Medicaid Millions

About this episode

The episode discusses the investigation into Medicaid fraud in Ohio, revealing questionable practices in home healthcare businesses.

Seven buildings with 288 companies. Empty offices with unopened government notices in the mail slots. Convicted fraudsters vaguely warning that they know who journalists’ families are. It’s all real, and it’s all been uncovered in Columbus, Ohio, where millions of taxpayer dollars are disappearing into questionable home healthcare businesses and the state government and the businesses have few answers to many, many questions. Joining us to discuss their Ohio Medicaid investigation are Luke Rosiak, an investigative reporter for the Daily Wire, and Capital Research Center’s investigative researcher Parker Thayer. Medicaid Millionaires He Was Convicted For Defrauding The Government. Now Medicaid Pays His Wife Millions. Ohio Restores Medicaid Anti-Fraud Measures After Daily Wire Investigation Inside Ohio’s Home Health Empire: 7 Buildings, 288 Medicaid Companies, $250 Million No One Is Safe: Homecare Fraud Schemes Are Ripping Off Americans In Every State

People in this episode

Guests: Luke Rosiak, Parker Thayer

Topics covered

• Medicaid
• healthcare fraud
• investigative journalism
• government spending
• Ohio

Keywords

• Medicaid
• healthcare fraud
• Ohio
• investigation
• taxpayer dollars
• government
• home healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daily Wire, Capital Research Center

Places: Ohio, Columbus

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