well, if you thought this was bad, I have news about another local testing site, GS Labs in Bellevue, that you're not going to like
https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/1480970128384663553
Okay, so this is a wild ride.
I googled "free COVID testing Bellevue"
and GS Labs came up pretty early
520 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
I googled "free COVID testing Bellevue"
and GS Labs came up pretty early
520 112th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
interesting that their SEO appears to be tailored to searches for free testing (although I am not an SEO expert, in case anyone who is wants to take a closer look)
because their fine print specifies that you'll pay about $300 out of pocket
because their fine print specifies that you'll pay about $300 out of pocket
They have a slew of BBB complaints about, in addition to the out-of-pocket cost, people's insurance being charged almost $1000 and then NOT GETTING THE TEST RESULTS
bbb.org/us/ne/omaha/pr…
bbb.org/us/ne/omaha/pr…
there are also complaints there about people getting results very quickly that were false negatives, and people being told they can't have their results because the tests were "compromised"
with no refunds
with no refunds
As it turns out, insurance companies are suing them
considertheconsumer.com/consumer-class…
modernhealthcare.com/legal/bcbs-sue…
khn.org/morning-breako…
topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settle…
washingtonstatewire.com/premera-sues-g…
considertheconsumer.com/consumer-class…
modernhealthcare.com/legal/bcbs-sue…
khn.org/morning-breako…
topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settle…
washingtonstatewire.com/premera-sues-g…
And they're suing insurance companies who balk at the prices:
beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/l…
beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/l…
They're owned by a Nevada real estate developer with no prior experience in medicine or science:
omaha.com/business/local…
omaha.com/business/local…
So then I started digging into their parent company.
so their parent company also appears to own a scammy carwash business that allegedly tricks people into getting a carwash subscription
bbb.org/us/ne/omaha/pr…
bbb.org/us/ne/omaha/pr…
they also own a company called 88 Tactical
if you have been keeping up with internet slang, maybe the number 88 makes you nervous
if you have been keeping up with internet slang, maybe the number 88 makes you nervous
it should! because it looks like they're actual, literal neo-Nazis who are maybe working with Bolsonaro?
I don't read Portuguese well enough to get the nuances but
correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2021/…
I don't read Portuguese well enough to get the nuances but
correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2021/…
Oh, here's an English source that appears to be talking about the same thing:
seeingrednebraska.com/fascism/88-tac…
seeingrednebraska.com/fascism/88-tac…
anyway, I did not expect the outcome of this google rabbithole to be "the suspicious COVID testing site in Bellevue is owned by a company that also owns a neo-Nazi paramilitary company"
sorry 'bout burying that lede
sorry 'bout burying that lede
GS Labs also has a Northgate location
11023 8th Ave NE
11023 8th Ave NE
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