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Dozens charged in sprawling $1.2B telehealth and genetics fraud crackdown

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JULY 22, 2022

The coordinated investigations primarily targeted the alleged payment of kickbacks and bribes by lab operators in exchange for the referral of patients by medical professionals working with allegedly fraudulent telemedicine and digital health companies. healthcare system at the expense of patients. Polite, Jr. in a statement.

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DOJ breaks up alleged genetic testing fraud scheme estimated at $2.1 billion

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 1, 2019

billion in what it said is one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes in history. The 35 alleged offenders were charged in five separate federal districts, and were linked to dozens of telemedicine firms and laboratories focused on genetic testing for cancer. The DOJ calls the scheme one of the largest it has ever handled.

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Dozens charged in sprawling $1.2B telehealth and genetics fraud crackdown

DOJ breaks up alleged genetic testing fraud scheme estimated at $2.1 billion

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