CEO SUMMARY: Federal prosecutors said those charged illegally lured elderly patients nationwide into giving cheek swabs for fraudulent genetic tests. The indicted individuals allegedly paid kickbacks and bribes to medical professionals working with telemedicine companies in exchange for referring Medicare beneficiaries for unnecessary genetic tests. Indictments were announced on Sept. 27 in an investigation that […]
DOJ Charges 35 Individuals In Genetic Testing Scam
Allegations involve Medicare fraud totaling more than $2.1 billion for unecessary testing
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXVI No. 14 - October 14, 2019 Issue
