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  • AO 06-21

    Concerning a pharmaceutical company's proposal to establish a patient assistance program to provide outpatient prescription drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees entirely outside of the Part D benefit.

    Posted November 9, 2006
  • AO 06-20

    Concerning a durable medical equipment supplier's practice of providing patients with free home oxygen until the patients qualify for Medicare coverage of oxygen, as well as the supplier's proposed arrangement to provide patients with a free overnight oximetry test.

    Posted November 8, 2006
  • AO 06-18

    Concerning a volunteer services program for the provision of specialty medical care and professional development in rural areas, through which volunteers' travel costs would be covered.

    Posted November 2, 2006
  • AO 06-19

    Concerning a pharmaceutical company's proposal to establish a patient assistance program to provide outpatient prescription drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees entirely outside of the Part D benefit.

    Posted November 2, 2006
  • AO 06-17

    Concerning payment of certain compensation owed by the organizer of a dental preferred provider organization to a dental network marketing and management company in connection with the use of the dental network by a Federal employee health benefits plan.

    Posted October 13, 2006
  • AO 06-16

    Concerning a proposed arrangement for a durable medical equipment ("DME") manufacturer to provide advertising assistance and reimbursement consulting services to some of its customers.

    Posted October 10, 2006
  • AO 06-15

    Concerning an arrangement under which a managed care company will disburse pay-for-performance financial incentives on behalf of a State's Medicaid program.

    Posted October 6, 2006
  • AO 06-14

    Concerning a pharmaceutical manufacturer's proposal to establish a patient assistance program to provide the company's drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees outside of the Part D benefit.

    Posted September 26, 2006
  • AO 06-11

    Concerning a municipality's exclusive contract arrangement for non-emergency inter-facility ambulance transport services.

    Posted September 25, 2006
  • AO 06-12

    Concerning a municipality's exclusive contract arrangement for non-emergency inter-facility ambulance transport services.

    Posted September 25, 2006
  • AO 06-08

    Concerning a free clinic's practice of dispensing drugs on behalf of patient assistance programs ("PAPs") sponsored by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide free drugs to financially-needy patients, including some patients enrolled in the Medicare Part D outpatient prescription drug benefit.

    Posted June 30, 2006
  • AO 06-07

    Concerning a proposal by a municipality, which provides emergency medical services through a municipally owned and operated ambulance service, to treat revenue received from local taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due from municipal residents.

    Posted June 29, 2006
  • AO 06-06

    Concerning a proposed exclusive arrangement for emergency ambulance services.

    Posted May 8, 2006
  • AO 06-05

    Concerning a research hospital's practice of providing drugs and supplies to its affiliates for administration to the hospital's patients receiving treatment at the affiliates.

    Posted May 3, 2006
  • AO 06-03

    Concerning a pharmaceutical company patient assistance program that provides free outpatient prescription drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees entirely outside of the Part D benefit.

    Posted April 18, 2006
  • AO 06-02

    Concerning two proposed programs to manage the delivery of durable medical equipment and orthotics to be offered to physicians by a durable medical equipment and orthotics manufacturer and supplier.

    Posted March 28, 2006
  • AO 06-01

    Concerning a home health agency's practice of providing prospective customers with a free preoperative home safety assessment.

    Posted March 27, 2006
  • AO 05-12

    Concerning a proposal to enter into a joint venture to establish a day treatment facility to provide psychiatric services to pediatric patients.

    Posted November 7, 2005
  • AO 05-11

    Concerning a hospital's proposed donation of a medical office building to a state-affiliated medical school that will use the building to relocate the school's existing family medicine clinic.

    Posted August 16, 2005
  • AO 05-10

    Concerning a proposal by a municipal corporation that provides emergency medical services (EMS) through its fire department to treat revenue received from certain local taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due from residents and nonresident taxpayers who receive EMS within the municipality.

    Posted June 16, 2005