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Beware Gift Cards As Patient Incentives

Published on Fri Jan 15, 2021

Question: Are physicians allowed to give out gift cards or other incentives for patients? Nebraska Subscriber Answer: There have been some updates to the Anti-Kickback Statute that may affect how your practice incentivizes patients. Gift cards have come under Office for Civil Rights (OCR) scrutiny and may not be compliant with the Nominal Value Exception. “Big-box” store gift cards are especially problematic. [...]
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