Lincare Made Billions While Repeatedly Defrauding Medicare. Feds Did Little To Rein It In. — ProPublica

Reporting Highlights Decades of Misbehavior: Lincare has repeatedly landed on Medicare’s equivalent of probation; the company has a dismal history of exploiting the government and ailing patients. Too Big to Ban: Despite Lincare’s track record, Medicare, which provides most of the company’s revenues, has never sought to bar the company from the Medicare system. Tolerating Wrongdoing: Faced with $60 billion a year in fraud, Medicare spends millions chasing companies but accepts penalties that ar...