77. The Pioneer (uBiome)
🕑 Added 2022-04-02 23:26:25 +0000 UTCA revolutionary microbiome testing company often described as "the 23andMe of poop" is accused of illegal billing practices.
Prelude: A former music pirate transitions to a healthcare fraud scheme.
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Original music for Swindled is written and performed by Trevor Howard (Deformr).
Comments
Ted Shaw
Just listened and absolutely loved that part+
Michelle Hebert
Right you are, my mistake. CVS was interested too but didn't go as far as Walgreen's in actually setting up clinics for Theranos.
PJ Simon
Walgreens fell for Theranos, not CVS.
Michelle Hebert
RPGFan, as a medical writer in continuing medical education, I thought the same thing!
Ken Smith
So many of these scams start with a promising idea. They just lose their way after that.
RPGFan
As a microbiome scientist, I listened to this with much interest. I definitely think there was a promising idea in there. What a shame.
Michelle Hebert
Crapped pants and cow manure all over an episode focusing on poop!
Michelle Hebert
I always hated CVS and have always tried to avoid going there. (Except when greedy health insurance companies forced me to use them.) But now I'm starting to think CVS must be headed by the most gullible idiots in corporate America. They fell for this scam and Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos scam at pretty much the same time.
Michelle Hebert
Way to take down that Republican asshole Jack Kingston, ACC!
Susan Schnur
Thanks for responding. Glad to see you're still ACC.
Swindled
No. There's no interest.
Susan Schnur
Isn't Chime a payday loan app? We're surprised ACC would take money from a company like that.
Lollypops
Cheeky little radiohead lyric drop! Love it
Alan
Excellently written, and great work from deformr as usual. Deuces.
Jasan Klepp
Outstanding episode
Stephanie Johnson
No Jim Bakker minute? Not sure how I’m going to get through my day without his motivational pep talk, lol.
Acon Cernczyn
Listening again! Wow..
Acon Cernczyn
OMG I almost (almost!) crapped my pants!!! This is the number 1 thing I'm looking forward to this weekend. Working some cow manure into my garden tomorrow is number 2.
K. Smith
Woo-hoo, Saturday is made! 🥳😄🥳