A healthcare company was ordered to pay the state of Washington more than $1 million, according to a news release from the AG's Office.
The AG’s Office stated a Medicaid Fraud Control Division investigation revealed Lincare Inc., which provides oxygen tanks to patients, overbilled its patients. Therefore, the company was ordered to pay out $1.15 million.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson asserted between January 2017 and March 2023, Lincare knowingly billed rental fees beyond the allowed three years more than 15,000 times. In some instances, Ferguson said Lincare continued to bill Medicaid rental fees for six years, twice the legal limit.
Waldref announced Lincare agreed to pay $29 million and “perform extensive corrective actions to resolve allegations that it fraudulently overbilled Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans for oxygen equipment,” as stated inAccording to the AG’s Office, the 2023 resolution required the company to “significantly” change its billing practices and, at its own expense, hire independent experts to review its work.
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