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I second that. Violating HIPAA is serious. Somebody needs disciplining!

I Get my breathing equipment and breathing machine medicine through them. They are an exceptional and very reliable company. Really Amazing. You'll Love Them. Just Give Them A Try. As for Medicare paying they usually only pay 80% of whatever it cost. They didn't charge me for anything. They also sent me a new nebulizer,several masks, several tubings,filters and my machine meds and didnt charge me anything!

My brother-in-law uses a CPAP machine provided by Med-Care. He lives in SE Pennsylvania (Pgh area) and my sister told me that' s the only DME supplier their insurance lets them use. He has had the machine a few years now, and doesn't get any additional supplies from them until he calls and asks for them. He doesn't have Medicare, it is another HMO he has, I think.

But I wouldn't do business with anyone who cold-called me. I would call them back and ask to see a copy of this form they say I filled in. Something sounds fishy, HIPAA fines are high because of the privacy necessity and something called the need-to-know, and this sounds like possibly a phishing scam. If someone released your medical info to them without your permission, I would report it, since that is against the law. I would ask them if they contact you again that they give you the name and address of their privacy officer, and make a formal complaint. With identity theft so common these days, it is serious.

I work there. This is a wonderful company, there is no cold calling and these are not sales calls. The only way that anyone can contact you is if you filled out a form or clicked on something to request information for a specific medical supply. They have been in business since 1999. Hope this info helped.

Two year old thread. Business practices change over time.
It is good when they improve---but unexpected.

The truth appears to be revealed, several years down the road

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-exclus ... ses-2015-1

"In 2014, a former Med-Care employee filed a complaint in federal court in Florida accusing Porush and the company of engaging in Medicare fraud by using aggressive and misleading telemarketers to sell unneeded medical equipment to patients."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-exclus ... z3P5NRJOGZ

look for other medical supply companies to follow similar tactics.