Genetic Testing Fraud: A New Wave of Medicine, a New Wave of Enforcement Actions

Genetic testing is a burgeoning area of preventative and predictive medicine. Such testing enables greater insight into a patient's unique genetic makeup and, in turn, more tailored and individualized medical decisions. Indeed, the federal government has acknowledged the potential benefits of genetic testing technology and has poured signifcant resources into researching it. (Id.)

Deveopments in genetic testing technology have made it more accessible to the public, and health care benefit programs are now more likely to cover it — including federal payers.

Republished with permission. ©2023. The full article, "Genetic Testing Fraud: A New Wave of Medicine, a New Wave of Enforcement Actions," was published in GPSolo Magazine, Vol. 40, No. 2, March/April 2023, by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.