Not long before the Department of Government Efficiency shut down its operations, it made a move that most folks had no clue about that could potentially be its most lasting impact on the country’s federal deficit. DOGE released a huge trove of data in February 2026 that let the general public see what companies are actually billing the Medicaid program for.
An investigative report from Luke Rosiak shows that there was a massive Somali fraud scandal brewing in the state of Ohio. Rosiak stated in his report that Ohio, much like Minnesota, was granted waivers to expand the Medicaid program, paying people to go to beneficiaries’ homes and perform “homemaking” and “chores” such as cooking and cleaning.
The individuals doing the work are not required to be health care workers. Rosiak noted that many are actually related to the Medicaid recipient. Ohio spent a whopping $1 billion on home health care in 2024. Due to the services being performed inside private homes, there’s no way to verify if the workers even showed up or what work they did if they actually did go. In fact, several signs stated the services consisted of “companionship & conversation.”
According to the report, published by The Daily Wire, folks are starting to be made aware of the fact that the U.S. government is actually providing people with loads of cash to simply hang out with their own family members. Columbus, the Buckeye State’s capital, is home to the second largest Somali population in America and like Minnesota, is seeing a massive increase in home health care fraud perpetrated by those belonging to that community.
“Driving down Cleveland Avenue, in less than 40 seconds, you come across endless home health companies. Capital Home Health; Continental Home Health; Dynamic Home Healthcare; Ohio Senior Home Healthcare. Entire buildings throughout the city are filled entirely with what appear to be identical businesses,” Rosiak wrote.
Rosiak investigated some of the owners of these companies and found evidence of unpaid taxes and debts, criminal records, and a ton of LLCs created in different industries in an attempt to make the Medicaid business look like a side hustle. “Sometimes a company will have a full roster of clients in its very first month, making one wonder where the clients come from,” the journalist revealed.
“The companies don’t have websites or appear to advertise. They can’t stand out from their thousands of rivals based on price, unless they pay kickbacks, because the government pays the same to everyone,” he added. His investigation also discovered that almost every owner of a home health care company in Columbus is foreign.
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These individuals live in what Rosiak called “parallel societies” and usually conducted all business transactions with other foreigners. When he confronted one of the owners about what services his company provided, he lashed out saying, “Journalists? Who cares? Do you guys pay my bills? I’m going to tell everybody you guys are racist.”
Rosiak then broke down how these businesses operate. Typically, a middle-aged Somali immigrant will receive payment for spending time with his own mother, usually over the age of 65. He will maybe do some cooking or minor cleaning. The middle-man in the operation is the health care company that will have the “NPI” number needed to bill Medicaid for the service.
The Somali immigrant then becomes an “employee” for the company, yet has no other clients than his mom. There’s no way to verify if the services being billed for are actually being provided. Which means that Medicaid is likely being billed for work not being done, while the business owner and the “employee” get free cash. And it’s all being done under Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s nose and serious action has yet to take place to stop it.
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