The settlement also resolves allegations that Lincare violated the Anti-Kickback Statute by waiving coinsurance payments to induce certain Medicare and Tricare beneficiaries to rent the noninvasive ventilators, according to a Feb. 15 news release.
As part of the settlement, Lincare admitted it received reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for rental claims that did not comply with all of those programs’ billing rules and guidance, according to the release. The company also admitted that in some instances, it continued to seek monthly payment when it was aware that the patients were no longer using the devices.
The U.S. will receive more than $24.2 million of the settlement and the rest will be paid to various states, according to the release.
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