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Fraud Costs Rampant In Home Care

The report focused on Greater Columbus, but Ohio in general is seeing this boom - a 90% increase in the industry in a decade.The reporting found rampant fraud, especially in the two most populous counties.Ohio has a a state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.... and leads the nation in convictions - but is only scratching the surface. Care is often provided by poorly paid aides with limited training and high rates of turnover...

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Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.