I was quoted in an interesting Wall Street Journal article by Anna Mathews and Amy Dockser Marcus about an FBI investigation of a diagnostic laboratory that performs a ‘microbiome’ test. “One of those experts, Roger Klein, a pathologist who works as a health-care consultant, said, “The effect is to conceal what they’re doing.” After reviewing the description of the SmartGut test that uBiome sent to patients, he said the company should have used a code for procedures that don’t have their own specified codes, or sought a customized code, but those would likely have been immediate red flags for insurers.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-probes-whether-lab-startup-ubiome-used-improper-billing-codes-sought-unnecessary-tests-11561373930