WYOMING — On Friday, Feb. 16, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) issued an alert that a scam is targeting Wyoming Medicaid clients, and for residents to be cautious with unexpected callers.
WDH warns that no one should share banking or credit card information with anyone who calls claiming to be from Wyoming Medicaid or the Wyoming Department of Health.
“As an example, a client reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be from a department program that doesn’t actually exist,” WDH State Medicaid agent and Division of Healthcare Financing Senior Administrator Lee Grossman said in the announcement. “The caller was pushing medical equipment and aggressively asking for personal information.”
According to WDH, legitimate department contractors do make calls and/or send text messages to clients and residents with information or survey needs, but the agency does not seek money or ask for Medicaid, department identification or social security numbers. Additionally, WDH does not try to sell equipment or services.
“If someone claiming to represent Wyoming Medicaid or another Wyoming Department of Health program pushes for money and tries to sell you something, they are not a real representative of our department,” Grossman said via press release. “Rather, they are more likely attempting to make you a crime victim.”
Wyoming Medicaid, part of WDH, is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays for the medical and long-term care of low-income and medically needy individuals and families.
