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Quincy, IL · Durable Medical Equipment · Since 1987
- Lincare Holdings Inc. is a respiratory healthcare company, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. It is a large distributor of home respiratory care equipment in the United States, serving roughly 1.8 million patients and operating from 700+ locations (nationwide, with the HQ in Clearwater).
- Key products and services include home oxygen equipment, nebulizers, sleep apnea products, home medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds), ventilator and enteral therapy, and homecare respiratory services.
- Corporate history: founded in 1987; IPO in 1992; acquired by Linde plc in 2012. Notable acquisitions include American HomePatient (2015) and Envoy Health (2013).
- Financials and scale: reported annual revenue around $2.0B; employs thousands of people (various figures cited: ~2,319 to 10,000 depending on source). Primary market is the United States; operates across 49 states per some sources.
- Notable note: ProPublica reported in 2024 concerns about decades-long Medicare fraud allegations, tying to a significant portion of revenue.
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