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|Website=https://www.lincare.com/ | |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. | |Description=Lincare is the largest distributor of respiratory homecare equipment in the United States, along with many other medical devices. | ||
}} | }}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. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
=== | ===Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (''August 28, 2023'')=== | ||
Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: | |||
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen | |||
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... | ===Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (''July 2, 2025'')=== | ||
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 ... | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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. | |||
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/ | |||
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/ | |||
https://www.yelp.com/biz/preferred-homecare-tempe | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen | |||
#https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment | |||
#https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/ | |||
#https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/ | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:58, 17 August 2025
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Health |
| Official website | https://www.lincare.com/ |
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.
Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Lincare Holdings Inc. category.
Lincare admits to Medicare fraud (August 28, 2023)[edit | edit source]
Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen
Lincare negligence leads to the death of 27 year old man with Sleep Apnea (July 2, 2025)[edit | edit source]
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 ...
Products[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
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.
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/preferred-homecare-tempe
References[edit | edit source]
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/lincare-holdings-agrees-pay-29-million-resolve-claims-overbilling-medicare-oxygen
- https://www.propublica.org/article/lincare-medicare-lawsuit-settlements-oxygen-equipment
- https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/16/medical-device-delays-many-outside-valley-wait-months-their-equipment/
- https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/03/valley-families-face-oxygen-delivery-delays-health-crisis/