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AO 22-03
Posted Feb. 13, 2022Regarding Requestors’ proposal to pay salaries to, and nurse aide certification program tuition costs on behalf of, new employees who Requestors have hired to work as certified nurse aides for Requestors’ home health agencies.
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AO 22-02
Posted Feb. 8, 2022Regarding a proposed arrangement between Requestor and two individuals, pursuant to which Requestor and the individuals would reduce and subsidize certain costs incurred by qualifying patients of Requestor’s children’s hospital.
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AO 22-01
Posted Jan. 18, 2022Regarding the proposed expansion of discount programs for low-income individuals.
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AO 21-20
Posted Dec. 15, 2021Regarding Requestor’s proposal to create an online platform for: (i) users to search for and contact home-based health care providers, where providers listed on the website would be charged on a per-click basis; and (ii) advertising by individuals and entities other than home-based health care providers.
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AO 21-18
Posted Nov. 21, 2021Regarding a proposed joint venture for the provision of therapy services.
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AO 21-17
Posted Nov. 18, 2021Regarding the proposed subsidization of beneficiary cost-sharing obligations for Medicare-covered services provided as part of a clinical trial.
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AO 21-16
Posted Nov. 15, 2021Regarding a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s arrangement to provide up to a specified number of trial units of a long-acting antipsychotic drug to certain hospitals for inpatient use.
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AO 21-15
Posted Nov. 9, 2021Regarding a pain management company’s proposal to retain net profits from services provided by an employed certified registered nurse anesthetist pursuant to a reassignment of billing rights.
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AO 21-14
Posted Oct. 4, 2021Regarding a proposal to extend an existing discount program for chiropractic patients to include Federal health care program beneficiaries.
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AO 21-12
Posted Sept. 14, 2021Regarding a critical access hospital’s proposal to offer an arrangement similar to a warranty to patients undergoing certain joint replacement procedures at the hospital.
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AO 21-11
Posted Aug. 18, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company contracts with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, provides a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-10
Posted Aug. 5, 2021Regarding a dental provider’s provision of free routine and emergency dental services to certain indigent residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.
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AO 21-09
Posted July 18, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company would contract with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-08
Posted July 7, 2021Regarding financial assistance for transportation, lodging, and meals provided by a pharmaceutical manufacturer to certain patients potentially eligible for treatment with the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s drug.
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AO 21-07
Posted July 6, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company would contract with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-06
Posted June 28, 2021Regarding a spinal implant manufacturer’s proposal to offer its products to hospitals at a reduced price if the hospitals agree to assume certain duties related to the products.
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AO 21-05
Posted May 19, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company would contract with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-04
Posted May 18, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company would contract with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-03
Posted May 16, 2021Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policies, whereby an insurance company would contract with a preferred hospital organization to provide discounts on the otherwise-applicable Medicare inpatient deductibles for its policyholders and, in turn, would provide a premium credit of $100 off the next renewal premium to policyholders who use a network hospital for an inpatient stay.
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AO 21-02
Posted April 28, 2021Regarding an investment by a health system, certain surgeons, and a management company in an ambulatory surgery center.