Scam targets Medicaid clients

Medicaid clients in Wyoming are experiencing another attempted scam this year, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).

This time around, the caller is attempting to gather personal information and appears to be fraudulently attempting to sell medical equipment and services.

"A client reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be from a department program that doesn't actually exist. The caller was pushing medical equipment and aggressively asking for personal information," said Lee Grossman, state Medicaid agent and Division of Healthcare Financing senior administrator, in...