Medicaid Targets Home Care Fraud With Data

Federal and state officials are renewing scrutiny of Medicaid home care as a fraud risk, prompted in part by a CMS provider-level spending dataset released Feb. 14, 2026. KFF reports more than 5 million Medicaid enrollees receive home care, and the brief outlines eligibility rules, safeguards such as electronic visit verification, and recent fraud convictions and detection challenges. The dataset aims to identify unusual billing patterns but risks misinterpretation because of limited fields.