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Advisory Opinion 98-17

Whether donations by Company X ("Company X") to Organization A ("Organization A") (an independent, 501(c)(3) charitable organization) for the purpose of funding a program to pay for Supplementary Medical Insurance ("Medicare Part B") or Medicare Supplementary Health Insurance ("Medigap") premiums for financially needy Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.

Advisory Opinion 98-17