Health startup uBiome said it would suspend two lab tests, a new sign of trouble at the company. The FBI searched uBiome's offices last month.
UBiome Inc. said it would suspend performing two lab tests that it had been billing to insurers, the latest sign of trouble at the startup that had its offices searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation late last month.
The company’s suspension of its SmartGut and SmartJane tests follows scrutiny by health insurers, some of which had largely or completely stopped paying for the tests, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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