Ramaswamy Unveils 3-Part Ohio Medicaid Fraud Plan as Costs Climb to $47 Billion

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 29

Vivek Ramaswamy said Ohio would fight Medicaid fraud by aligning federal-state incentives, cutting bureaucracy and stepping up prosecutions if he wins the governor’s race.
He argued the crackdown is needed because improper state and federal payments totaled about $1.1 trillion over 10 years, while Ohio Medicaid spending rose to $47 billion from $27 billion even as enrollment increased by only 100,000.
The proposal lands as Vice President JD Vance’s White House Anti-Fraud Task Force says it has already identified $1.4 billion in home health and hospice waste and is working with states including Ohio.
Ramaswamy is trying to make fraud a central 2026 campaign issue against Democrat Amy Acton ahead of the Nov. 3 election, in a state where no Democrat has won the governorship since 2006.

With Ohio already using advanced analytics, what new strategies does Ramaswamy’s plan offer to recover billions in wasted Medicaid funds?

How will Ohio's plan integrate with the new federal LEAD model to fix the root causes of healthcare overspending?

As Ohio invests more in anti-fraud tech, what is the projected net savings for taxpayers after accounting for all implementation costs?