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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Lincare Inc.
Current Parent Company: Linde
Penalty: $25,500,000
Year: 2024
Date: February 15, 2024
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: The Justice Department settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Lincare Inc., a large durable medical equipment supplier, resolving claims it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently continuing to bill federal health care programs for the rental of costly non-invasive ventilators when patients no longer needed or used the devices. The settlement also resolved claims that Lincare violated the Anti-Kickback Statute by waiving coinsurance payments to induce certain Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries to rent NIVs.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Southern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: industrial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: industrial gas
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.