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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.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Health |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.lincare.com/ |
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
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)
Lincare continued to bill patients for home respiratory and oxygen equipment after equipment was paid off.[1]
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.[2]
Products
See also
- Preferred Home Care - acquired by Lincare in March 2019, has been in similar trouble in Phoenix, Arizona.[3] This also impacts people with disabilities, who rely on Preferred Homecare to service and repair motorized and manual wheelchairs.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lincare Holdings Agrees to Pay $29 Million to Resolve Claims of Overbilling Medicare for Oxygen Equipment in Largest-Ever Health Care Fraud Settlement in Eastern Washington". United States Attorney's Office. 2023-08-28. Archived from the original on 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Elkind, Peter (2024-11-13). "How Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw". Propublica. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Cutler, Amy (2022-12-15). "Casa Grande patients wait months for prescribed assistive devices". AZ Family. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Campbell, Susan (2024-04-03). "Valley families face oxygen delivery delays in 'health crisis'". AZ Family. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-19.