How Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw
Lincare, the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation ...
MM&M5 日
How Lincare became a multibillion-dollar Medicare scofflaw
“We need to pay people that don’t have four corporate-integrity agreements.” Weak enforcement is not the only problem. Lincare is paid to rent oxygen equipment to patients, with HHS covering most of ...
WBUR5 日
My patients shouldn’t have to endure ‘air hunger’
As physicians we take an oath to do no harm, yet are trapped providing care in a system that leaves patients confined and at ...
MSN による配信7月
Valley families face oxygen delivery delays in ‘health crisis’
And last year, the DOJ settled another case for $29 million, involving claims that Lincare overbilled Medicare for oxygen equipment. Shiann’s family is desperate for change because this company ...
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Medicare Paid $2B On Thousands Of Unessential Back Surgeries: Analysis
In other news, University of Illinois nurses strike; Baystate Health makes leadership cuts; St. Louis University tackles a lack of palliative care; and more.