>>Doctors Warn of Alleged Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving DNA Test Kits and Reliable Results Lab, LLC
(Hampton Roads, VA) -- Doctors warn of a potential Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary genetic test kits that is making the rounds in the Hampton Roads region. Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: Wrap Script:
Dr. Anne Redding tells WAVY she got suspicious when she saw requests for her to authorize DNA tests for a few of her patients - tests she didn't order. She says she researched the Reliable Results Lab, LLC and found articles about doctors, civilians and the co-owners of the lab being indicted on Medicare and Medicaid fraud charges.Preview: Fraudsters send the test and when the patient returns it to the lab, the lab requests the doctor to authorize Medicare to pay for it. If you receive a test kit in the mail, contact your doctor and the police, if it was not requested by your physician.