Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, appeared with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine at a Columbus-area event as state and federal officials weigh responses to allegations of fraud in Medicaid-funded home health services.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), traveled to the Columbus area in late May for an event with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine highlighting the expansion of OhioSEE, a program that provides vision screenings and eyeglasses to schoolchildren. (signalohio.org)
The visit also came amid renewed political focus on alleged fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid-funded home health sector following a recent Daily Wire reporting series. In that reporting, the outlet said it identified 288 Medicaid-registered home health companies listed at seven buildings along East Dublin Granville Road in Columbus, and reported that the companies collectively billed Medicaid for about $250 million. (dailywire.com)
The Daily Wire investigation said the buildings were owned by Cordoba Real Estate Group and reported that the company indicated it had reached out to Ohio’s Auditor of State after the coverage to offer cooperation. (dailywire.com)
In public comments reported by Ohio outlets, Oz and other officials described a need for federal and state coordination to better detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid, while some Republican lawmakers and advocates have pressed for broader reforms and further investigation of home-health spending. (ohiocapitaljournal.com)
