{"id":60145,"date":"2025-12-15T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60145"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:23:06","slug":"man-gets-10-years-in-prison-in-medicare-genetic-testing-fraud-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60145","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 10 years in prison in Medicare genetic-testing fraud scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm @w-xl\/main:pt-header-height pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:caef45c7-d748-47f0-b4ec-27c6f55a7f22-1\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-56350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a class=\"stockpack-author\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/Ray_Shrewsberry?utm_source=Stockpack&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ray_Shrewsberry<\/a> on <a class=\"stockpack-provider\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/8436504?utm_source=Stockpack&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"228\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A Missouri man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Oct. 23 for orchestrating a Medicare fraud scheme that unlawfully billed hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer and cardiovascular genetic testing, prosecutors announced last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"527\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jamie P. McNamara, 50, of Kansas City, operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas that obtained doctors\u2019 orders for genetic tests through telemarketers and call centers using aggressive sales campaigns to persuade Medicare beneficiaries to agree to testing, according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"857\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said the orders were signed by purported telemedicine physicians who were not the beneficiaries\u2019 treating doctors, did not conduct consultations, and did not follow up after testing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"857\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">McNamara paid illegal kickbacks and bribes to obtain the orders and disguised the payments through sham contracts, court records show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1120\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Authorities said McNamara also shifted billing among his laboratories to evade Medicare and law enforcement scrutiny and concealed his ownership and control by falsely listing family members as owners and company representatives on Medicare and other documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1433\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In about 18 months, the laboratories submitted more than $174 million in claims to Medicare and received more than $55 million in reimbursements, according to court documents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1433\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said the government previously seized several luxury vehicles and more than $7 million from bank accounts tied to McNamara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1606\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">While on pretrial release, McNamara violated bond conditions by fleeing from an unrelated arrest and cutting off an ankle monitor, authorities said. 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