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OIG Approves Consultant’s Provision of Gift Cards to Physician Practices

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion Blesses Gift Card Plan

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A recent Advisory Opinion (No. 23-15) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that a healthcare consulting company’s plan to offer gift cards to physician practices...more

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New Marketing Possibilities for Vendors Contracted with Medicare Providers and Suppliers Following OIG’s Favorable Advisory...

On December 28, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (No. 23-15) (the “Opinion”) to a consulting vendor (the “Requestor”) that wanted to provide up to $75 in gift cards to...more

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OIG Approves the Use of Gift Cards to Reward Customers' Marketing Efforts

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On January 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion 23-15, approving a physician practice consultant’s proposal to offer gift cards to its customers when...more

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Gift Card Giveaway Does Not Violate Anti-Kickback Statute, HHS Says

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The plan of a healthcare consulting firm (the “Firm”) to give gift cards to physicians in exchange for referrals to new customers does not violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”), according to an Advisory...more

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OIG Issues AO on Providing Gift Cards for Completed Colon Cancer Screening Tests

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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion (AO) 23-03, analyzing a proposed arrangement in which a company that manufactures an at-home colon cancer...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Regarding Laboratory Arrangement to Offer Discounts

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On March 29, 2023, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 23-03 regarding a laboratory’s proposed arrangement to provide a prepaid card of up to $75 to encourage individuals to return the sample collection kit associated with the...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on Gift Cards to Incentivize Patients to Return Samples for At-Home Colorectal Cancer...

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently issued yet another favorable Advisory Opinion on the use of gift cards to motivate patients to receive medically necessary or...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OIG Approves Gift Cards to Promote Patient Compliance with a Preventive Screening Measure

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 23-03, approving a proposal by the manufacturer of a colorectal cancer screening test and its wholly owned...more

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[Webinar] Lunch and Learn Series: A Survey of OIG’s 2022 Advisory Opinions: What They Could Mean for Your Organization - January...

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Please join us for the first Lunch and Learn of 2023, as Geoffrey Kaiser and Jeffrey Ehrhardt present on the OIG. The program will: 1. Discuss select Advisory Opinions from last year on a variety of topics,...more

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Advisory Opinion 22-16: OIG Declines to Impose Sanctions for Arrangement Involving Provision of Gift Cards to Patients for...

On August 19, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 22-16 (Advisory Opinion) in which it declined to impose sanctions for an arrangement under which the requestor provides gift cards to...more

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Gift Cards For Medicare Patients Not Inducements, OIG Opines

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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has offered an opinion on providing a gift card to certain Medicare Advantage plan enrollees who complete specific steps in an online patient...more

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Insight On A Not Uncommon Question: Can Providers Use Gift Cards To Incentivize Patients To Attend Medical Appointments?

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On December 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 20-08 which approves of an arrangement proposed by a federally qualified health center...more

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