The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: As Ohio Targets Medicaid Fraud, Elderly Ohioans And Those With Disabilities Fear Losing Their Independence

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/06/as-ohio-targets-medicaid-fraud-elderly-ohioans-and-those-with-disabilities-fear-losing-their-independence.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8XTsQgFQF0MegkYQEzL8H6uQnXCsxI8CYLEdMk7yZXK6Pa35gQd3tzG__nGxbnhmvUti1f0EWMbojG89qeOyx9vNnFwg&_hsmi=422723975&utm_content=422723975&utm_source=hs_email The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: As Ohio Targets Medicaid Fraud, Elderly Ohioans And Those With Disabilities Fear Losing Their Independence Allegations that Medicaid is losing billions of dollars to fraud have sent Ohio Republicans racing to overhaul the state’s home-care system before their summer break. But as conservatives rush forward with a sweeping reform bill, critics are questioning whether lawmakers are moving too quickly to understand how the changes could harm elderly and disabled Ohioans who depend on this kind of care to live independently. (Staver, 6/7)