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TexasTowelie

(111,282 posts)
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 08:01 PM Mar 2012

Scooter Store founder resigns

The Scooter Store founder, Chairman and CEO Doug Harrison has resigned from the New Braunfels company, effective immediately.

Harrison resigned to “pursue other interests,” the company said in statement released Thursday.

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In 2007, the Scooter Store agreed to pay the federal government $4 million and give up about $13 million in Medicare payments to settle charges that it made false Medicare claims.

The Express-News reported at the time that the Scooter Store received $5,000 to $7,000 for every power chair it sold, according to the Justice Department. In many of those cases, though, the customer wanted a less expensive scooter at a cost of $1,500 to $2,000.

http://www.chron.com/business/article/Scooter-Store-founder-resigns-3427267.php

[font color=green]This is conjecture but based upon the recent articles about Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Texas, now seems like a good time to "pursue other interests". Particularly if those other interests are located in countries that don't have extradition treaties with the United States.[/font]

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Scooter Store founder resigns (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2012 OP
If I'm not mistaken, he was a big sponsor of Rush n/t BanTheGOP Mar 2012 #1
The old saying white cloud Mar 2012 #4
They STILL advertise on TV, during the day, same sham scam,,,,,, benld74 Mar 2012 #2
Oh they really hate that public dole unless it's to them sonias Mar 2012 #3
I have friends who get diabetic and other aids from Medicare and the price paid efhmc Mar 2012 #5
wow, about time they caught up with that fraud WolverineDG Mar 2012 #6
Thanks Wolverine white cloud Oct 2012 #8
scooter store founder resigns james03x Oct 2012 #7

sonias

(18,063 posts)
3. Oh they really hate that public dole unless it's to them
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 03:40 PM
Mar 2012
Scooter Store received $5,000 to $7,000 for every power chair it sold

Man that sounds like a pretty sweet rip off scam to me.

efhmc

(14,709 posts)
5. I have friends who get diabetic and other aids from Medicare and the price paid
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 10:29 AM
Mar 2012

through various companies is much pricier than if bought on the open market. Why can't we get some reform here? Glad he got caught.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
6. wow, about time they caught up with that fraud
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:09 PM
Mar 2012

my dad had him pegged & reported him back in the mid-90s when they suggested he lie about something on his application so that Medicare would pay for a scooter.

james03x

(1 post)
7. scooter store founder resigns
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:37 AM
Oct 2012

Wos, it's really big news that [url=http://www.scootercity.co.uk/]scooter[/url] Store received $5,000 to $7,000 for every power chair it...thanks for sharing

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