$174 millionbilled to Medicare in about eighteen months by one man's labs
One Kansas City man's labs billed Medicare over $174 million in about a year and a half for genetic tests ordered through telemarketers and telemedicine doctors, and received over $55 million.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years. He listed family members as owners and shifted billing between labs, the Justice Department says.
Source: US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Read more: genetic testing fraud · case file