“The federal indictment states that uBiome sought upwards of $300 million in reimbursement claims from private and public health insurers between 2015 and 2019.”
uBiome started as a sub-$100 gut test for curious consumers. Then it added clinical tests and billed insurers up to $3,000 each. Prosecutors say the tests were not validated or medically necessary. Insurers paid more than $35 million before anyone checked.