Indian-origin legal professional and Trump loyalist Mehek Cooke claims there’s a large fraud occurring in Ohio’s Medicaid system.She stated it disproportionately impacts the Somali group. Cooke stated some households are operating faux “residence well being” operations and billing as much as $250,000 a yr per household, with out offering any actual care. She added that the rip-off additionally happens in Pennsylvania and urged authorities to research: “Audit America. Audit Ohio now. And I am pushing for that in each single state!”Cooke defined the mechanics of the scheme, saying that so long as a health care provider approves, states proceed to pay for residence care — typically 10 to 24 hours a day. “So you possibly can sit at residence with out caring for an aged mum or dad who actually would not want it, make about $75,000 to $90,000 a yr. Now you add two mother and father, that is $180,000. Now you add your in-laws $250,000,” she stated. MAGA ally Cooke additionally weighed in on the significance of defending public funds and taxpayer cash, including: “We actually want to research the Medicaid system and the way a lot it is elevated for the reason that Somalian inhabitants got here and who actually wants essential care as a result of that is meant for our disabled, our aged and individuals who actually need it, to not simply stay off our system.” Cooke stated she has alerted each the Ohio Legal professional Normal’s workplace and the US Legal professional’s workplace, insisting that taxpayer cash have to be safeguarded.Earlier this month, Cooke additionally weighed in on debates within the US conservative motion, backing GOP chief and fellow Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy’s rejection of “heritage Americanism.” Posting on X, she stated she got here to the US legally, has assimilated, and is not any much less of an American than anybody else, no matter their lineage within the US: “I’m American. I got here right here legally and assimilated, our legal guidelines, tradition, and shared requirements. Nobody will get to rank my Americanness. The actual divide isn’t heritage. It’s legality and assimilation.”Her feedback got here after Ramaswamy’s speech at Turning Level USA’s AmericaFest, the place he rejected racism and antisemitism in components of the right-wing MAGA motion and condemned assaults on ethnic minorities like Hindus and Jews.
