Thought I may pass this on as an addition to Medicare competitive bidding
discussion.
> Tony,
>
> Thanks for the reply ! Don’t know if you know this but Hanger now offers
a
> 50% discount on supplies purchased from SPS by their own facilities.
Which
> means I pay 50% more for the same product making it impossible for me to
> compete? I also believe by Hanger not telling the insurance companies
that
> they have purchased Novacare they are involved in antitrust practices by
> holding the same insurance contract under many different names. Example
in
> Orlando they operated under six different names Hanger, Novacare, Amputee
and
> Brace Center, Winter Park O&P, Danforth Orthopedic, and Opnet. All these
> companies hold current insurance contracts thus taking a contract that
would
> go to another o&p company. I am interested in heading up a class action
suit
> to stop this fraudulent practice. As I know I am not the only one
> experiencing this problem.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Scott
>
