Hey there.

The other day, I got some information in the mail about Medicaid. In SD, when someone is approved for SSI, he or she automatically gets Medicaid as well. As I was reading through the information, I found something that said if a person is aware of someone who is receiving Medicaid fraudulently, he or she should report it. There was a phone number to a tip line of sorts.

That got me thinking.

If a person knows of someone who is receiving SSI... yet would be able to work and is lying to the government, is he/she under obligation to report it? HOW would one report it?

If there is a person who claims that he or she cannot work, yet is working on vehicles and riding motorcycles and things... does that need to be reported?

It is hard to explain without getting into too much detail, but I know that if a person can get down on the ground and fix cars every day and go ride a motorcycle, he or she could work a sit down job at a gas station or other place.

Also, this person most likely has resources exceeding $2,000. There have been many hints, but I can't prove it for sure.

I am not sure if this is the same as Medicaid... is there a way to report suspicion? Is a person obligated to report it, or no? Does anyone have this information?