'Failed on All Counts': Oregon Reaches Settlement for Overpriced COVID Tests
The $4.87 million deal includes restitution for nearly 30,000 patients overcharged for tests and 70,000 billed administrative fees, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a $4.87 million multistate settlement with GS Labs, resolving allegations the testing company overcharged patients and failed to deliver timely COVID-19 results between 2020 and 2022.
- Investigators alleged the Omaha-based company intentionally advertised inflated cash prices to justify higher charges, while also collecting administrative fees from about 70,000 patients despite claims of no out-of-pocket costs.
- Under the agreement, GS Labs will pay more than $3.6 million in restitution to patients, including over $1.8 million for overcharged cash-paying customers and $1.7 million for those charged administrative fees.
- Affected customers can now visit gslabstesting.com to verify eligibility for refunds, which will be processed on a rolling basis as the company has confirmed it is no longer operational.
- Though GS Labs "expressly denies the allegations," the settlement requires the firm to implement strict advertising and pricing reforms if it ever resumes testing to comply with consumer protection laws.
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'Failed on all counts': Oregon reaches settlement for overpriced COVID tests
Oregon reached a multistate settlement with GS Labs after the company allegedly overcharged patients for COVID-19 tests and failed to deliver timely test results, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday.
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