Wyoming — On Thursday, May 16, Wyoming Medicaid issued an alert to warn its clients and their family members to be cautious of potential Medicaid coverage scams.
According to Wyoming Medicaid, a number of Wyomingites have received calls from individuals posing as Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) employees in seek of Medicaid renewal money, which have turned out to be fraudulent. A handful of clients recently received these calls asking for their credit card information to process payments to renew coverage. It appears that the calls might have come from numbers used by previous contractors for the Wyoming Medicaid program.
“We never ask for banking, debit card or credit card information and our clients should never share that kind of detail with anyone who calls claiming to be representing Wyoming Medicaid or the Wyoming Department of Health,” WDH State Medicaid Agent and Division of Healthcare Financing Senior Administrator Lee Grossman said via press release.
Wyoming Medicaid and the related Kid Care CHIP program does not charge clients directly or ask for money from individuals for enrollment purposes.
“If someone tries to convince you they need financial information to renew Wyoming Medicaid coverage, including for various waiver programs for our disabled and older clients, they are not a true representative of our department,” Grossman said. “Rather, they are trying to scam you for their personal benefit.”
Wyoming Medicaid, part of WDH, is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays for the medical and long-term care of low-income individuals and families.
The department does use contractors to help with its Medicaid operations. Current legitimate numbers for Wyoming Medicaid applications and renewal are:
- Wyoming Department of Health Customer Service Center 1-855-294-2127
- Wyoming Department of Health Long Term Care Unit 1-855-203-2936
