Unsolicited COVID-19 test kits sent to residents prompt fraud concerns

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Unsolicited COVID-19 test kits sent to residents prompt fraud concerns | DaveLieber

, said they are investigating consumer complaints about unsolicited over-the-counter COVID tests arriving in the mail.that individuals have repeatedly supplied patients , with dozens of tests they didn’t need or want. One Florida doctor allegedly bought a list of Medicare information and with a marketer shipped the tests, leading to $8.4 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, the DOJ says.

I spoke to one of the doctors, Dr. David Slater, who explained in two interviews how the program was marketed poorly by Medicare and why he dropped out. He initially supported the home test kits because they saved money by keeping people out of hospitals, avoiding expensive stays, he said.

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