Ohio gov candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sounds alarm about Medicaid fraud — after 288

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Ohio gov candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sounds alarm about Medicaid fraud — after 288 companies found registered to same address

https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/ohio-gov-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-sounds-alarm-about-medicaid-fraud-after-288-companies-found-registered-to-same-address/

Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for a major crackdown on Medicaid fraud in the state after a probe allegedly uncovered millions of dollars in taxpayer funds being funneled to nonexistent home-healthcare companies.

The investigation found 288 separate Ohio home-healthcare companies with the same address — while listed locations for some of the supposed businesses appeared run-down or abandoned with no evidence any services were actually being provided.

“We’re going to have to take a deep, hard look at the way the $40-plus billion in state Medicaid dollars are being spent,” Ramaswamy told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany during an appearance on “Saturday in America.”

Unsurprisingly - though sadly - massive Medicaid is not limited to LA-area Medical fraud. I'm still wondering if this is part of an organized group or network rather than hundreds or thousands of individuals magically coming up with the same scam-scheme independently and more or less simultaneously.

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Ramaswamy vows aggressive Medicaid crackdown after report alleges millions billed from vacant Ohio offices

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ramaswamy-vows-aggressive-medicaid-crackdown-report-alleges-millions-billed-vacant-ohio-offices

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for a sweeping crackdown on his state’s Medicaid program after a report alleged that companies billed millions of taxpayer dollars from vacant offices, including abandoned buildings with piled-up mail, "out to lunch" signs and no visible staff.

"We're going to have to take a deep, hard look at the way the $40-plus billion in state Medicaid dollars are being spent," Ramaswamy told "Saturday in America" host Kayleigh McEnany.

"I think the right answer is any instance of waste, fraud, abuse... deserve to be prosecuted, and we intend to investigate them aggressively, as well as to prosecute aggressively, to send a deterrent signal that our government is not a piggy bank, the taxpayer is not a piggy bank to be bilked."

The remarks came after a report by The Daily Wire that allegedly found 288 home healthcare companies listed at the same addresses, including locations that appeared vacant or in disrepair, with no clear signs of active business operations.

[Old n Grumpy]

It's sad and maddening to see all our funds being stolen and no one being held accountable.