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Concerning a laboratory's proposal to provide free blood collection supplies to physicians and pay those physicians for the collection of blood samples.

Concerning a proposal by a municipality, which provides emergency medical services ("EMS") through its fire department, to treat revenue received from local taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due from residents of one of its service areas.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with a group of cardiologists a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the cardiologists' implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain procedures.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with a group of cardiac surgeons a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the surgeons' implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain surgical procedures.

Concerning an exclusive contract for ambulance services between a municipality and ambulance company that provides for an in-kind exchange of dispatch services and billing services between the parties.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with five cardiology groups a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the cardiologists' implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with a group of cardiac surgeons a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the surgeons' implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain surgical procedures.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with each of eight cardiology groups a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the cardiology group's implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures.

Concerning a proposed arrangement in which a hospital will share with a group of cardiac surgeons a percentage of the hospital's cost savings arising from the surgeons' implementation of a number of cost reduction measures in certain surgical procedures.

Concerning a malpractice insurance subsidy arrangement between a hospital and two neurosurgeons.

Concerning a series of cash donations to a nonprofit hospice from a charitable foundation affiliated with a health system.

Concerning a proposed contractual joint venture arrangement for the provision of pathology services.

Concerning a proposal to provide laboratory employees and related equipment and supplies at no cost to dialysis facilities for the purpose of preparing specimens for delivery to the laboratory.

Concerning a proposal to treat revenue received from local taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts owed for emergency ambulance services furnished by a city.

Concerning a municipal corporation that owns and operates an ambulance service and that proposes to treat revenue received from local real estate taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due from residents.

Concerning a municipality that owns and operates an ambulance service and that proposes to treat revenue received from local income taxes as payment of otherwise applicable cost-sharing amounts due from taxpayers who receive ambulance services within the municipality.

Concerning a proposed arrangement to subsidize malpractice insurance expenses for four community-based obstetricians.

Concerning a county's proposal to enter into an exclusive arrangement for emergency ambulance services, with payment by the second responder to the first responder for the first responder's services.

Concerning a geriatric group practice's proposal to employ certain primary care physicians to serve as consultants in connection with the group's nursing home patients.

Concerning a proposal by a physician group practice to develop and own a comprehensive physical therapy center and to lease the center's space, equipment, and personnel to physicians with patients requiring physical therapy services.