Ohio taking new steps to target Medicaid fraud

Ohio Suspends Medicaid Payments to Providers That Show ‘Red Flags’ for Fraud

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced new initiatives aimed at fraud prevention on May 13, including immediately ending payments to providers whose billing practices raised “red flags” for possible fraud. The action comes as the state faces increasing scrutiny over its Medicaid expenditures, although the governor said some of the initiatives have been in the works for some time. He noted that the state began using a new system in January to identify “…

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Ohio taking new steps to target Medicaid fraud

Ohio is seeking a six-month pause on new home-healthcare and hospice businesses becoming Medicaid providers.