NEW YORK—According to the Department of Justice, Lincare, a durable medical equipment (DME) company, admitted that it received reimbursements for claims that did not comply with billing rules and guidance and continued to seek payments in instances when it was aware patients were not using the respiratory equipment.
SPOKANE, Washington—Lincare Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of German multinational chemical corporation Linde plc, has agreed to pay $29 million and perform extensive corrective actions to resolve allegations that it fraudulently overbilled Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans for oxygen equipment, announced Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2020)—The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC)—a coalition of home oxygen therapy provider and manufacturing companies—recently named Crispin Teufel, chief executive officer of Lincare as Chairman of the Board. Teufel succeeds Dan Starck, chief executive officer of Apria Healthcare, in his new leadership role.
2017 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, along with state and federal law enforcement partners, participated in the largest health care fraud takedown in history in July 2017. (Office of Inspector General)
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 2, 2013—The industry leader in lightweight, compact folding pediatric wheelchairs, Convaid, Inc., continues its quest to put safety first by having all their business development representatives nationally certified as Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) and training them in adaptive positioning from Safe Travel for All Children.
