FALSE: California Medicaid or IHSS payments are fraud.

Claim

CLAIM: Federal officials alleged that California Medicaid or IHSS payments are fraud, attacking in-home care programs.

Fact

FACT: Fraud is unacceptable; the allegation is not evidence that IHSS itself is fraud.
  • California’s prioritization of in-home care is the home-based care federal leaders in both parties have encouraged for decades.
  • IHSS helps people stay out of costly institutional settings like nursing homes and get care, often from loved ones.
  • IHSS costs about $30,000 per year compared with about $137,000 per year for nursing home care — roughly $107,000 less per person.

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