Embattled COVID Testing Company Received $123 Million From Feds
Center for Covid Control, the COVID-19 testing company that’s under investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice, received $123 million from a federal government program that reimburses companies for offering tests to uninsured people. It did so by billing the feds from a lab it operates in Illinois, Doctors Clinical Laboratory.
The staggering figure, available via a public database, was first reported by independent journalist Michael Figueroa and was picked up in a story by USA Today. The company offered both PCR tests and rapid tests at 300 locations, including three in the Portland metro area.
The Oregon Health Authority told WW last week that it had received no test results from Center for Covid Control or Doctors Clinical Laboratory. All testing facilities are required to report results to local health authorities.
Within the past two weeks, Center for Covid Control has come under intense scrutiny in a dozen states for potentially fraudulent practices. Reports from other states, including Florida, Texas and Illinois, include allegations of improper testing practices and results that showed up before tests were taken.
Read more: https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2022/01/17/embattled-covid-testing-company-received-123-million-from-feds/
(Williamette Week)