Wyoming Medicaid Members protect yourself from being a victim of Medicaid fraud and false medical claim schemes during these unprecedented times surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medicaid scammers and fraudsters perpetrate fraud by preying on people's fears in times of crisis. Their schemes include selling fake COVID-19 test kits, and marketing unapproved treatments through telemarketing calls, unsolicited text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits.

DO NOT SHARE: your personal information (i.e., Social Security Number, Medicaid Member Number) with anyone other than a trusted healthcare provider. If you receive unsolicited contact from any individual requesting that you share this type of information, please contact:

Wyoming Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Phone: (307) 777-3444 or I-800-378-0345 (toll free in Wyoming)
Email: ag.medicaid.fraud@wyo.gov
Website: https://ag.wyo.gov/law-office-division/medicaid-fraud-control-unit

OR

Wyoming Medicaid Program Integrity Unit
Phone: 307-777-2054
Website: https://health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/program-integrity/

RED FLAGS Scammers and fraudsters may exhibit one or more of the following behaviors:

• Contact with no existing or prior relationship with you
• Promises for services or supplies at "little or no cost" to you
• Offers to pay you for signing up for services or supplies
• Demands or requests for cash only payments for services or calls

Healthcare fraud can negatively impact you by:

• Compromising your personal identifying information and medical information
• Delivering services or supplies, which are useless, or may cause you harm
• Creating an inaccurate medical history
• Delaying needed treatment by providing an ineffective or non-existent service
• Out of pocket expenses for fraud are not reimbursed by Medicaid
• Loss of benefits when billing caps are reached due to claims for unwanted/unneeded services
• Diminished trust in the healthcare industry, and the patient/physician relationship

Fraud negatively impacts Medicaid by:

• Wastes taxpayer funds that support public plans
• Anti-fraud requirements increase provider and program administrative burdens and costs
• Resources diverted to preventing, detecting, and punishing fraud, waste and abuse
• Delays claim processing

You may also report any concerns regarding COVID-19 specific fraud and scams to:

• Local Law Enforcement
• Wyoming Attorney General's Consumer Protection Unit
  • Website: https://ag.wyo.gov/law-office-division/consumer-protection-and-antitrust-unit
  • Phone: (307) 777-6397 or 1-800-438-5799 (toll free in Wyoming)
  • Email: ag.consumer@wyo.gov
• United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
  • oig.hhs.gov
  • 800-HHS-TIPS

Additional information regarding COVID-19 Fraud, please click COVID-19 Fraud & False Claims