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Concerning an arrangement whereby two municipalities reciprocally waive otherwise applicable cost-sharing obligations of the other's bona fide residents when providing backup emergency medical services ("EMS") to such residents pursuant to a mutual response arrangement.

Concerning two affiliated corporate entities that each own and operate a freestanding radiation oncology center proposing to provide the services of a dietitian and social worker at no additional charge to each center's Medicare cancer patients as part of the patients' treatment.

Concerning a proposed rewards program for referrals of prospective residents to the requestor's continuing care retirement communities by current residents and employees.

Concerning a proposal by several imaging providers to offer free insurance pre-authorization services to patients and physicians.

Regarding the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ("Medigap") policy.

Concerning the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ["Medigap"] policy.

Concerning the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ["Medigap"] policy.

Concerning a joint venture to provide EMS and scheduled ambulance transportation services.

Concerning a proposed arrangement between a professional organization and a referral service.

Concerning an exclusive contract for ambulance transport services between a township and an ambulance company that provides for reimbursement to the township for the costs of providing emergency dispatch services.

Concerning an exclusive contract for ambulance transport services between a municipality and an ambulance company that provides reimbursement to the city for the costs of providing emergency dispatch services and for monitoring the quality of the emergency ambulance operation.

Concerning a proposal for a hospital to provide subsidies to an affiliated ambulance cooperative, to enable the cooperative to provide certain ambulance services currently provided by the hospital.

Concerning a proposal for a government entity to subsidize copayments for outpatient prescription drugs owed by certain financially needy Medicare Part D enrollees.

Concerning the provision of free blood pressure screenings to walk-in visitors at a hospital.

Concerning the proposed use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ["Medigap"] policy.

Concerning a proposed joint venture involving ownership of an ambulatory surgery center by a hospital and physicians.

Concerning a proposed institutional patient assistance program that would make certain drug products available to people without prescription drug coverage through the provision of replacement stock to certain participating disproportionate share hospitals.

Concerning a proposal to expand an existing program that provides free oral nutritional supplements to malnourished end-stage renal disease patients who are on dialysis.

Concerning an existing arrangement in which a hospital has agreed to share with a cardiology group, a vascular surgical group, and an interventional radiology group a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the physicians' implementation of a number of cost-reduction measures in certain cardiac catheterization procedures.

Regarding a proposal to waive cost-sharing obligations for protocol-required clinical services and oxygen therapy provided to Medicare beneficiaries who participate in the Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.