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Ohio wisely takes aim at Medicaid home care fraud | Opinion
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (273+ words) Franklin County made national news in the worst possible way recently. Large government programs are susceptible to waste, fraud and abuse, and Medicaid has proven no exception. Ohio spends more than $40 billion a year on Medicaid, and improper payments for…...
Maryhaven, a behavioral health provider, could lose Franklin County funding
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (51+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Maryhaven, a behavioral health provider, could lose Franklin County funding Addiction treatment center Maryhaven is in danger of losing funding after years of financial troubles and no plan to remedy them, despite millions in county and city…...
EBT cards to get chips to prevent theft under bill OK'd by Ohio House
4+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) In an attempt to prevent benefits fraud, the Ohio House voted June 10 to introduce chip-enabled EBT cards and strengthen fraud detection. Between June 2023 and December 2024, $17 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were stolen from more than 34, 000 Ohio households. The…...
Money from Ohio Medicaid fraud could keep our hospital doors open | Opinion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (103+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Money from Ohio Medicaid fraud could keep our hospital doors open | Opinion Scott Cantley is president and CEO of Memorial Health System in Marietta. We learned on May 19 that billions of Medicaid dollars are allegedly being lost…...
Ohio Medicaid withholding $1 B to nursing homes despite court order
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (80+ words) Ohio Medicaid owes as much as $1 B to nursing homes The Columbus Dispatch Ohio Medicaid owes as much as $1 B to nursing homes Ohio Medicaid has not recalculated $1 billion in incentive payments owed to nursing homes, eight months after a…...
Ohio doctor who said COVID shot makes people magnetic owes $700 K in taxes
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (80+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Ohio doctor who said COVID shot makes people magnetic owes $700 K in taxes Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a nationally known "medical freedom" activist based in Cuyahoga County, owes nearly $700, 000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, a federal judge…...
Medicaid shake'up could impact 3 million Ohioans and billions of dollars
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) The Columbus Dispatch Medicaid shake'up could impact 3 million Ohioans and billions of dollars Major changes are coming to Ohio Medicaid, the health care program that covers 3 million low-income Ohioans and costs $43 billion each year. Ohio could lose up to $3 billion…...
Columbus-based Cover My Meds cutting multiple teams years after layoffs
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) Columbus-based Cover My Meds is restructuring and letting multiple teams of employees go just two years after massive layoffs. The health technology firm, owned by health care services company Mc Kesson, announced the "transition" in an internal email obtained by…...
Introducing Obyte Friends: Rewards for Connections and Active Staking
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) Obyte community members can now make 1% a day by making friends every day and spreading the word about Obyte's unstoppable, censorship-resistant tech Active Staking and Rewards This model can be called "active staking, as users must actively participate in order…...
Oklahoma Medicaid agency says it needs $495 M lifeline
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (813+ words) The newly appointed director of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority says that if the agency does not receive $494. 8 million in additional state funding, he fears the agency will run out of cash. Clay Bullard, who Gov. Kevin Stitt tapped to…...