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

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

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.

Concerning a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's arrangement to provide financial assistance with cost-sharing obligations associated with certain advanced diagnostic testing owed by financially needy patients, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

Concerning the use of a “preferred hospital” network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (“Medigap”) policy.

Concerning an investment in an ambulatory surgery center by a group of surgeons and a health care corporation that owns hospitals.

Concerning a proposal for a health care system to provide $10 gift cards to patients whose service expectations were not met.

Concerning a proposal to offer a free trial prescription program to hemophilia A patients who are Federal health care program beneficiaries.

Concerning a proposed arrangement by which a health care system would provide prompt pay discounts to Federal health care program beneficiaries and other insured patients in connection with both inpatient and outpatient care.

Concerning a marketing and research company's proposal to encourage physicians and other health care professionals to complete online surveys by offering them the opportunity to designate a public charity to which the company or one of its clients would make a monetary charitable contribution.

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

Concerning the physicians' on-call coverage and uncompensated inpatient care arrangement employed by a medical center.

Concerning a reward program under which certain consumers receive an annual reward based on the amount spent on purchases, including purchases of items covered by Federal health care programs.

Concerning a pharmaceutical company's patient assistance programs, which will provide free outpatient prescription drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees entirely outside of the Part D benefit.

Concerning the use of rewards from credit card issuers for the benefit of a residential health care facility and its employees.

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.

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.

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.

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.