Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms the public can use to anonymously report suspected cases of fraud involving In Home Supportive Services (IHSS), a program that provides financial assistance which enables people who are aged, blind or have a disability, are limited in their ability to care for themselves and cannot live safely at home without assistance to obtain homemakers or chore workers to help them in their homes. IHSS fraud is an intentional attempt by some providers, and in some cases beneficiaries, to receive unauthorized payments or benefits from the program. This fraud can take many forms, but the most common involves providers knowingly billing for services not performed or providers billing for the care of more beneficiaries than they can actually serve.
No programs.