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<p>Bettiebeetle: /* See also */</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}Lincare Holdings Inc. is the largest distributor of respiratory medical equipment in the United States. It is also a large distributor of many other types of medical devices, including wheelchairs, walkers, and medical beds.<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')===<br /> Lincare involved in the death of 27 year old man with Down Syndrome, announced a $50 million wrongful death settlement. https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-wrongful-death-lawsuit-sleep-apnea-oxygen ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> Preferred Home Care, which was acquired by Lincare in March 2019, has been in similar trouble in Phoenix, Arizona. This also impacts people with disabilities, who rely on Preferred Homecare to service and repair motorized and manual wheelchairs. <br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> <br /> https://www.yelp.com/biz/preferred-homecare-tempe<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> #https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> #https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

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<p>Bettiebeetle: clippy just wanted to help</p> <hr /> <div>Hello, my name is Eric, I am from Arizona. Happy to be here and contribute. <br /> <br /> <br /> Clippy just wanted to help.</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=User:Bettiebeetle&diff=20502 2025-08-17T19:21:48Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: summary</p> <hr /> <div>Hello, my name is Eric, I am from Arizona. Happy to be here and contribute.</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20496 2025-08-17T19:10:58Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: /* See also */</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}Lincare Holdings Inc. is the largest distributor of respiratory medical equipment in the United States. It is also a large distributor of many other types of medical devices, including wheelchairs, walkers, and medical beds.<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')===<br /> Lincare involved in the death of 27 year old man with Down Syndrome, announced a $50 million wrongful death settlement. https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-wrongful-death-lawsuit-sleep-apnea-oxygen ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> Preferred Home Care, which was acquired by Lincare in March 2019, has been in similar trouble in Phoenix, Arizona. This also impacts people with disabilities, who rely on Preferred Homecare to service and repair motorized and manual wheelchairs. You can see a 1.4 star overall rating on Yelp.<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> <br /> https://www.yelp.com/biz/preferred-homecare-tempe<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> #https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> #https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20494 2025-08-17T19:08:11Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: /* See also */</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}Lincare Holdings Inc. is the largest distributor of respiratory medical equipment in the United States. It is also a large distributor of many other types of medical devices, including wheelchairs, walkers, and medical beds.<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')===<br /> Lincare involved in the death of 27 year old man with Down Syndrome, announced a $50 million wrongful death settlement. https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-wrongful-death-lawsuit-sleep-apnea-oxygen ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> Preferred Home Care, which was acquired by Lincare in March 2019, has been in similar trouble in Phoenix, Arizona. This also impacts people with disabilities, who rely on Preferred Homecare to service and repair motorized and manual wheelchairs.<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> #https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> #https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> #https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20492 2025-08-17T19:07:10Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: Added 2nd incident, added references, and added a subsidiary company in &quot;See also&quot; with similar issues</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}Lincare Holdings Inc. is the largest distributor of respiratory medical equipment in the United States. It is also a large distributor of many other types of medical devices, including wheelchairs, walkers, and medical beds.<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')===<br /> Lincare involved in the death of 27 year old man with Down Syndrome, announced a $50 million wrongful death settlement. https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-wrongful-death-lawsuit-sleep-apnea-oxygen ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Ph-C-SA}}Preferred Home Care, which was acquired by Lincare in March 2019, has been in similar trouble in Phoenix, Arizona. This also impacts people with disabilities, who rely on Preferred Homecare to service and repair motorized and manual wheelchairs.<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> # https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> # https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment<br /> # https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/<br /> # https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20489 2025-08-17T18:54:32Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: /* Example incident two (date) */</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}<br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')===<br /> Lincare involved in the death of 27 year old man with Down Syndrome, announced a $50 million wrongful death settlement. https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-wrongful-death-lawsuit-sleep-apnea-oxygen ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Ph-C-SA}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20485 2025-08-17T18:47:44Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: /* Incidents */</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}<br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')===<br /> Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: <br /> https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen<br /> <br /> ===Example incident two (''date'')===<br /> ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Ph-C-SA}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

Bettiebeetle https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Lincare_Holdings_Inc.&diff=20482 2025-08-17T18:20:49Z

<p>Bettiebeetle: Created page with &quot;{{CompanyCargo |Founded=1987 |Industry=Health |ParentCompany=Linde |Type=Subsidiary |Website=https://www.lincare.com/ |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{CompanyCargo<br /> |Founded=1987<br /> |Industry=Health<br /> |ParentCompany=Linde<br /> |Type=Subsidiary<br /> |Website=https://www.lincare.com/<br /> |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices.<br /> }}<br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> {{Ph-C-Inc}}<br /> <br /> This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].<br /> ===Example incident one (''date'')===<br /> {{Main|link to the main article}}<br /> Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).<br /> ===Example incident two (''date'')===<br /> ...<br /> <br /> ==Products==<br /> {{Ph-C-P}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Ph-C-SA}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>

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