How to report Medicare or Medicaid fraud in Georgia
Where to report suspected Medicare or Medicaid fraud in Georgia, what to gather first, and what happens after you file.
Georgia Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division
Deadline
The Division takes reports on any timeline; there's no filing deadline. Georgia's State False Medicaid Claims Act only pays the relator who files first on a given set of facts, so if you're weighing a qui tam suit, don't wait once you have solid evidence.
Georgia's Attorney General runs Medicaid fraud complaints through its Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division, which enforces the state's own False Medicaid Claims Act; file online, or call the Division directly, describing the provider and what happened. An email address is required even if you file anonymously, so the Division can follow up. This complaint by itself pays you nothing, but Georgia's False Medicaid Claims Act lets a relator who files a qui tam suit collect 15% to 25% of an intervened recovery or 25% to 30% if the state declines, on top of whatever a related federal qui tam suit might pay.
Gather this first
- The provider's name and whether you're filing as a member of the public or a referral from law enforcement or a state agency
- What kind of complaint it is (healthcare fraud, patient abuse or neglect, or other) and whether elder abuse is involved
- A detailed explanation of what happened
- Your email address, required even for anonymous complaints so the Division can follow up
File a Medicaid fraud and patient abuse complaint or call 404-458-2878 ext. 664
A reward may apply through the qui tam False Claims Act program.
Facts last verified against official sources: 2026-07-04
After you report
- Your report is logged and an investigator reviews it. They may contact you for more detail or reach out to the provider or facility directly.
- Reporting here does not pay you on its own, but the same facts filed as a qui tam suit can pay a share of what the government recovers.
- You can usually ask to stay anonymous, and you do not need a lawyer to file the report itself.
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