OIG: Medicare overpaid up to $888M for genetic tests

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Medicare could have overpaid hundreds of millions for genetic testing from 2018 to 2021, an audit from HHS’ Office of Inspector General found.

The audit, published June 21, found $888.2 million in potential overpayments for genetic testing generally not needed in the Medicare population. Continue reading here…

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