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=== Lincare violates anti-kickback laws and enters largest ever Civil Monetary Penalty Settlement (May 15, 2006) ===

"OIG alleged that Lincare engaged in a nationwide scheme to pay physicians kickbacks to refer their patients to Lincare. Lincare gave referring physicians items such as sporting and entertainment tickets, gift certificates, rounds of golf, golf equipment, fishing trips, meals, advertising expenses, office equipment, and medical equipment. The illegal kickbacks also came disguised as payments pursuant to purported consulting agreements, such as Medical Director Agreements. OIG also alleged that Lincare violated the Self-Referral Law by accepting referrals from parties to the illegal consulting agreements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-16 |title=OIG Settles Largest Ever Civil Monetary Penalty Case |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/#:~:text=(Lincare).,%2Dyear%20company%2Dwide%20CIA. |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General}}</ref> Lincare was placed on one of its four 5-year probationary Corporate Integrity Agreements with HHS.

"OIG alleged that Lincare engaged in a nationwide scheme to pay physicians kickbacks to refer their patients to Lincare. Lincare gave referring physicians items such as sporting and entertainment tickets, gift certificates, rounds of golf, golf equipment, fishing trips, meals, advertising expenses, office equipment, and medical equipment. The illegal kickbacks also came disguised as payments pursuant to purported consulting agreements, such as Medical Director Agreements. OIG also alleged that Lincare violated the Self-Referral Law by accepting referrals from parties to the illegal consulting agreements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-16 |title=OIG Settles Largest Ever Civil Monetary Penalty Case |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/#:~:text=(Lincare).,%2Dyear%20company%2Dwide%20CIA. |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114033242/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> Lincare was placed on one of its four 5-year probationary Corporate Integrity Agreements with HHS.

=== Lincare admits to Medicare fraud - ''United States ex rel. Montgomery et al. v. Lincare Holdings, Inc., 2:21-cv-151'' (''May 3, 2021'') ===

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 === Lincare violates anti-kickback laws and enters largest ever Civil Monetary Penalty Settlement (May 15, 2006) ===
-"OIG alleged that Lincare engaged in a nationwide scheme to pay physicians kickbacks to refer their patients to Lincare. Lincare gave referring physicians items such as sporting and entertainment tickets, gift certificates, rounds of golf, golf equipment, fishing trips, meals, advertising expenses, office equipment, and medical equipment. The illegal kickbacks also came disguised as payments pursuant to purported consulting agreements, such as Medical Director Agreements. OIG also alleged that Lincare violated the Self-Referral Law by accepting referrals from parties to the illegal consulting agreements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-16 |title=OIG Settles Largest Ever Civil Monetary Penalty Case |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/#:~:text=(Lincare).,%2Dyear%20company%2Dwide%20CIA. |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General}}</ref> Lincare was placed on one of its four 5-year probationary Corporate Integrity Agreements with HHS.
+"OIG alleged that Lincare engaged in a nationwide scheme to pay physicians kickbacks to refer their patients to Lincare. Lincare gave referring physicians items such as sporting and entertainment tickets, gift certificates, rounds of golf, golf equipment, fishing trips, meals, advertising expenses, office equipment, and medical equipment. The illegal kickbacks also came disguised as payments pursuant to purported consulting agreements, such as Medical Director Agreements. OIG also alleged that Lincare violated the Self-Referral Law by accepting referrals from parties to the illegal consulting agreements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-05-16 |title=OIG Settles Largest Ever Civil Monetary Penalty Case |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/#:~:text=(Lincare).,%2Dyear%20company%2Dwide%20CIA. |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114033242/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/news-releases-articles/oig-settles-largest-ever-civil-monetary-penalty-case/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> Lincare was placed on one of its four 5-year probationary Corporate Integrity Agreements with HHS.
 === Lincare admits to Medicare fraud - ''United States ex rel. Montgomery et al. v. Lincare Holdings, Inc., 2:21-cv-151'' (''May 3, 2021'') ===