Medicaid Abuse Abounds & Spanberger Ally Raided | 5.7.26

This Morning Wire episode examines recent investigations into Medicaid fraud in Ohio, an FBI raid targeting a top Virginia Democrat, ongoing legal fights over free speech in Colorado, and financial uncertainty for LIV Golf, blending state-level scandals with sports developments.

Ohio Medicaid Fraud Probe Intensifies

Vice President J.D. Vance directed a new fraud task force to investigate widespread Medicaid abuse in Ohio, responding directly to a Daily Wire series by reporter Luke Rosiak. The reports highlight "personal services waivers" under Medicaid, where individuals bill federal taxpayers for unverifiable care, such as family members "hanging out" or dubious companies claiming to clean and cook for elderly clients. Rosiak describes a massive scale: one landlord's buildings house hundreds of such firms billing a quarter-billion dollars collectively, often run by people with criminal records, tax liens, debts, or side businesses—not full-time caregivers. Examples include a Sierra Leonean couple with convictions for theft, assault, fraud, and malicious wounding who billed $1 million despite disclosing their records; Medicaid approved them anyway. Names suggest nearly all operators are African immigrants, echoing Minnesota patterns. Companies bill up to $500,000 monthly without oversight, leading Vance to call it "shooting fish in a barrel." Rosiak argues it's financially