US EditionConservatives Pull Somali UN Ambassador Into Health Care Fraud Controversy
HHS confirmed Somalia’s UN ambassador is linked to an Ohio home health agency excluded from Medicaid programs after a 2022 fraud conviction, officials said.
- On Tuesday, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill confirmed Abukar Dahir Osman is associated with Progressive Health Care Services in Cincinnati, which HHS previously sanctioned after a Medicaid fraud conviction.
- Online posts and influencer videos alleged Osman ran Progressive Health Care Services, while a review showed the U.S. Office of Inspector General excluded Progressive on May 19, 2022 for a conviction.
- State records show Ohio Department of Health records listed Progressive Health Care Services' clinical lab closed as of Aug. 2, 2022, with no home-health license found and Evergreen Home Care occupying the address since Nov. 2022.
- Ambassador Osman has not publicly commented and has not faced reporters at the United Nations reporters' area, while U.S. health officials say O'Neill's disclosure marks the first Somali official tied to alleged Medicare abuse.
- Somalia holds a non‑permanent Security Council seat for the 2026 to 2027 term and Abukar Dahir Osman serves as its Permanent Representative and rotating president of the United Nations Security Council.
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ussanews.comConservatives pull Somali UN ambassador into health care fraud controversy
Allegations have spread online linking Somalia’s United Nations ambassador to an Ohio health care company that people claimed is committing fraud, something a Health and Human Services official said is substantiated. The claims are the latest levied against Somali Americans, whom President Donald Trump targeted in his immigration operation for Minnesota.
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Somali UN Ambassador Linked to Ohio Health Care Company Sanctioned for Medicaid Fraud, HHS Says
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed that Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia’s permanent representative to the United Nations and the current president of the U.N. Security Council, is associated with an Ohio-based home health care company that the federal government previously took action against following a Medicaid fraud conviction. “I can confirm public speculation that Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Repres…
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HHS Links Somali Diplomat to Company Accused of Fraud
The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Jim O’Neill, announced that Somalia’s diplomat to the United Nations is connected to a company scrutinized by authorities over Medicaid fraud. “I can confirm public speculation that Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the UN and President of the Security Council, is in fact associated with Progressive Health Care Services, a home health a…
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