Lincare to pay $29M over false claims for improperly billing Medicare
By 
Jeff Dale2023-08-29T18:41:00
A Florida-based provider of oxygen equipment for patients with respiratory ailments agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently overbilling Medicare.
Lincare Holdings, a subsidiary of German multinational chemical corporation Linde, admitted to improperly billing Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans, and beneficiaries for leased oxygen equipment the company had already been reimbursed for by the government, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Vanessa Waldref announced in a press release Monday.
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by two former Lincare employees, Benjamin Montgomery and Brandon Haugen, who will receive more than $5.6 million.
Related articles
-
News BriefLincare to pay $26M over Medicare billing violations
Lincare, a supplier of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle allegations it billed federal health programs for the rental of ventilator machines after patients no longer needed to use them.
-
News BriefCardiac Imaging, CEO to pay $85M in DOJ false claims case
Cardiac Imaging and its chief executive agreed to pay a total of more than $85 million to settle charges levied by the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act regarding unlawful kickbacks.
-
News BriefDOJ orders Cigna to pay $172M over false claims to Medicare
Multinational health insurance company Cigna agreed to pay more than $172 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations it submitted and failed to withdraw false claims to Medicare.
More from Regulatory Enforcement
-
ArticleSeven years in, GDPR faces growing challenges from AI and ‘consent or pay’ models
Europe’s pioneering data protection legislation turned seven years old in May, but the compliance and enforcement difficulties that have dogged the rules since they came into force look set to present both companies and data regulators with fresh headaches for some time to come.
-
News BriefDOJ charges crypto executive with laundering $530M for sanctioned Russian banks
The Department of Justice has charged the founder of cryptocurrency company Evita with 22 violations for allegedly laundering more than $500 million through U.S. banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, on behalf of sanctioned Russian entities.
-
News BriefSEC Chair Atkins signals end to ‘regulation by enforcement’ in line with Trump’s pro-crypto agenda
The Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins explained his agency’s shift on cryptocurrency regulation to a Senate committee as legislators bargain over President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and the GENIUS Act, which would have the federal government invest heavily in cryptocurrency.