Lorain man among those facing Medicaid fraud, theft charges

Lorain man among those facing Medicaid fraud, theft charges

Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse 16 Medicaid providers, including an Eastlake woman, of stealing a combined $1.7 million from the government health-care program for the needy. “Medicaid fraud may be a financial crime, but it comes at a human cost,” Yost said in a news release. “It preys on the vulnerable who depend on the program and betrays the trust of the taxpayers who fund it.” Those indict…