Florida lab owner pleads guilty to a $52M Medicare fraud for unnecessary genetic testing, involving bribes and deceptive telemarketing, facing forfeiture and potential prison time.

Medicare beneficiaries are being targeted by scammers offering free genetic testing in exchange for sensitive information, according to the Better Business Bureau June 11. The organization reported a ...

A Jan. 28 report on Medicare spending on lab tests indicated that spending on many types of tests flattened between 2022 and 2024, but spending on genetic tests rose 20% between 2023 and 2024 to $3.6 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Orleans nurse practitioner Scharmaine Lawson Baker was convicted for her role in a $12.1 million Medicare swindle involving ...

Information from whistleblowers at two Knoxville medical offices over unnecessary genetic tests led to a settlement with the federal government over false claims and fraud. The U.S. Attorney's office ...

A doctor who used to live in Selah was convicted of conspiring to defraud Medicare. Dr. David Antonio Becerril, 69, was found guilty Monday for his role in a scheme to falsely bill Medicare for ...

A new coverage determination will prevent Medicare patients with certain cancers from accessing genetic testing, a move that advocates and testing companies say will severely limit early interventions ...

If you’re approached by someone who offers “free” genetic testing or cancer screening, turn them down. Medicare doesn’t cover such tests unless a doctor who’s treating you orders them and they’re ...