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Concerning a cochlear implant manufacturer that seeks to compensate certain providers for the provision of otherwise unreimbursable services rendered in connection with faulty external components of a cochlear implant while the product is still under warranty.

Concerning an arrangement between a sleep testing provider and a hospital to provide certain sleep testing equipment and services for a hospital-owned sleep testing facility.

Concerning a joint venture between two components of an academic medical center to build and own an ambulatory care center on a 50-50 basis.

Concerning a hospital's proposal to provide insurance pre-authorization services free of charge to patients and physicians.

Concerning a company's proposal to encourage health care providers to use its online program for scheduling meetings with manufacturer representatives by offering the provider an opportunity to select a public charity to which the company would make a monetary, charitable contribution in the provider's name.

Concerning a state and county health services district's proposal to transfer funds to the county in which it operates a hospital to support construction of a new communications and emergency operations center.

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.