(The Center Square) – Twelve Ohio home health aides and one behavioral health specialist face charges of defrauding Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday.
Yost’s indictments on felony charges of Medicaid fraud and theft came on the same day the federal government announced a $14.6 billion health care fraud bust on Monday involving 324 people, including 96 licensed medical professionals involved in everything from pill mills to ripping off government medical programs.
Justice Department officials announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involving federal and state law enforcement agencies across the country. The federal government seized more than $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency and other assets…