Newsy Investigates: Government Money For Troubled COVID-19 Testing Lab

The transcript discusses the Center for COVID Control's alleged misconduct, including inaccurate data entry and overbilling federal funds for uninsured COVID-19 tests. Tina Morales, a former employee, reveals internal practices that led to these issues. Legal actions have been initiated, but no criminal charges have been filed yet. The government is investigating, highlighting a lack of regulation for pop-up COVID test sites and labs. The Center for COVID Control has been shut down amid these allegations.

What was Tina Morales's initial role at the Center for COVID Control?

• To handle public relations

• To manage the company's finances

• To record patient information for COVID-19 tests

• To oversee the laboratory processes

What instruction was given to Morales regarding insurance information?

• To create new insurance records for each patient

• To ensure all insurance details were accurate

• To stop entering insurance information into the system

• To double-check insurance information with patients

Who allegedly encouraged unnecessary testing for reimbursement purposes?

• Tina Morales

• Alia Ciaz and Akbar Ali Saeed

• Patrick Terpstra

• The Washington State Attorney General

What was the federal government's response to the allegations against the Center for COVID Control?

• They provided additional funding to the company

• They immediately filed criminal charges

• They conducted court-authorized law enforcement activity

• They ignored the allegations

What challenge is highlighted regarding the regulation of pop-up COVID test sites?

• There are too many regulations in place

• The law has not caught up with the new test sites

• There is no need for regulation

• The sites are too expensive to regulate