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Fewer people will get food, Medicaid, unemployment under Ohio bill requiring more fraud checks, advocates say Laura Hancock, cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio Senate bill that seeks to catch fraud among people applying for and receiving social services will result in increased work for county case workers, as well as fewer low-income people obtaining food aid, Medicaid and unemployment benefits, advocates for the poor said Thursday.
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Senate Bill 17 requires case workers to cross-check applicants and enrollees against state data such as new hire records, wage records, lottery winnings and death records, said sponsor Sen. Tim Schaffer, a Lancaster Republican.
Posted February 20, 2021 in eNews
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