Beware of Medicaid scams

RIVERTON (WNE) — With new reports of callers wrongly seeking money, Wyoming Medicaid is alerting clients and their family members to be cautious of potential Medicaid coverage scams.
Wyoming Medicaid is part of the Wyoming Department of Health.
A handful of clients recently received calls asking for their credit card information to process payments to renew Medicaid coverage. The calls may have come from numbers that appeared to be used by previous contractors for the Wyoming Medicaid program.
Wyoming Medicaid and the related Kid Care CHIP program never charge clients directly or ask for money from individuals for enrollment purposes.
The department does use contractors to help with its Medicaid operations.
Current legitimate numbers for Wyoming Medicaid applications and renewal are as follows:
• Wyoming Department of Health Customer Service Center 1-855-294-2127