Done deal: Lincare buys AHP
02/02/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare, a U.S. subsidiary of The Linde Group, has closed on its acquisition of Brentwood, Tenn.-based American HomePatient, it announced today.Lincare...
View ArticleALJ sides with feds, Lincare must pay $240K penalty
02/04/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Lincare will pay nearly $239,800 in civil monetary penalties for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a U.S. Department of...
View ArticleIn brief: CMS posts FAQ on prior auths, Lincare must pay penalty
02/05/2016HME News StaffWASHINGTON – CMS has published an FAQ for the prior authorization process for DME. A number of the questions address the agency’s “master list” of 135 products for which a prior...
View ArticleLincare-AHP aftermath: Opportunity for regionals?
‘I don’t believe one plus one equals two—it’s more like one and three quarters’03/04/2016John AndrewsYARMOUTH, Maine – Regional HME providers don’t see any negative impact on their businesses from...
View ArticlePremier buys Lincare’s specialty pharmacy biz
06/08/2016HME News StaffCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Premier Inc. has agreed to pay $75 million to acquire the specialty pharmacy business of Lincare, it announced June 7. The deal includes Acro Pharmaceutical...
View ArticleLincare offloads specialty pharmacy biz
06/10/2016Theresa FlahertyCLEARWATER, Fla., and CHARLOTTE, N.C. – National HME provider Lincare will get $75 million for its specialty pharmacy business.Lincare will sell Acro Pharmaceutical Services,...
View ArticleWhistleblower details alleged fraud at Lincare
07/12/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – A former employee says Lincare has been knowingly defrauding the government of millions of dollars by allegedly billing false claims to Medicare.“(Lincare)...
View ArticleWhistleblower details alleged fraud at Lincare
07/15/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – A former employee says Lincare has been knowingly defrauding the government of millions of dollars by allegedly billing false claims to Medicare.“(Lincare)...
View ArticleLinde, Praxair explore megamerger
08/16/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – Linde, which owns Lincare and as of late last year American HomePatient, is in talks for a megamerger with Praxair, according to Bloomberg. The all-stock...
View ArticleRotech notified of security breach…
08/19/2016HME News StaffORLANDO, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare may have experienced a security breach that could potentially affect the personal health information of 957 individuals. The provider received...
View ArticleAlpha Respiratory, Lincare hit with overtime lawsuit
08/19/2016HME News StaffRIVERSIDE, Calif. – Non-exempt hourly employees working in California for Alpha Respiratory and Lincare can proceed with their lawsuit as a class action, according to an Aug. 10...
View ArticleWhistleblower drops lawsuit against Lincare
11/04/2016HME News StaffCLEARWATER, Fla. – A former billing specialist has voluntarily dropped her False Claims Act lawsuit against Lincare, according to Law360. In a one-page order, U.S. District...
View ArticleIn brief: CMS names nat’l RAC for DME, whistleblower drops lawsuit against...
11/04/2016HME News StaffWASHINGTON – CMS has tapped Performant Recovery to perform post-payment reviews of Medicare claims for DMEPOS and home health/hospice nationwide.The other RACs awarded contracts...
View ArticleLincare hit with another overtime-related lawsuit
11/15/2016HME News StaffPHILADELPHIA – Jeffrey Sawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against Health Care Solutions at Home and Lincare, alleging the companies failed to properly compensate him for...
View ArticleIn brief: CQRC urges passage of bid-delay, Vertess closes three deals
11/18/2016HME News StaffWASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care this week urged lawmakers to pass legislation that would delay steep cuts to reimbursement for home oxygen.The Patient...
View ArticleLegal action: Lincare, InfuSystem
11/23/2016HME News StaffMIAMI – The plaintiffs in a whistleblower lawsuit against Lincare have asked the court to overturn the decision.The whistleblowers, Gerry Phalp and Matt Peoples, claim that...
View ArticleIn brief: Judge blocks overtime rule; Lincare, InfuSystem face legal action
11/23/2016HME News StaffWASHINGTON – A federal judge in Texas on Nov. 22 blocked a new overtime rule from going into effect on Dec. 1. The rule would require employers to pay overtime for more than 40...
View ArticleLinde, Praxair announce mega merger
12/20/2016HME News StaffMUNICH and DANBURY, Conn. – Linde and Praxair have announced their intention to merge, creating a company with revenues of about $30 billion and a current market value of more...
View ArticleReporter's notebook: Lincare leads provider news
01/27/2017Theresa FlahertyWe have a theory here at HME News: If it’s a story about a national provider, our readers will read it. The list of most read provider stories certainly proves the point, with...
View ArticleLegal action: Apria Healthcare, Lincare
04/20/2017HME News StaffLAKE FOREST, Calif. – A man from Santa Ana, Calif., has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apria Healthcare for allegedly contacting him without his permission regarding money...
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