Georgia man sentenced to 46 months in prison for Medicare fraud

Patrick C Moore targeted Medicare beneficiaries to accept genetic tests that were not medically necessary or eligible for reimbursement.

The Department of Justice announced a Georgia man has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and fined over $7.2m for his role in a scheme to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for inducing Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests.

According to court documents, Patrick C Moore

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