Agents crack edicare gene testing fraud

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Agents crack edicare gene testing fraud

Sat, 09/28/2019 - 19:51
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents took down an alleged Medicare scam Friday that exploited seniors’ curiosity about genetic medicine by enticing them to get their cheeks swabbed for unneeded DNA tests. Medicare was billed $2.1 billion. Dubbed “Operation Double Helix,” the crackdown targeted telemedicine companies, doctors and labs, in a joint effort by the Justice Department , the FBI, U.S…

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