tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 43

Just Say No to Giving Most Gifts to Patients

It may be better to give than to receive, but keep costs low.You'd love to spread some holiday cheer to your patients -- just don't consider doing it with pricey gifts.The OIG specifically addressed gifts to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in an August 2002 special advisory bulletin, points out attorney Matthew Biggers with Mitchell Day in Ridgeland, Miss."Congress has broadly prohibited offering remuneration to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries," the OIG says in the bulletin. However, small gifts -- $10 per gift, up to $50 annually per patient -- are permissible, the watchdog agency allows.Pitfall:...

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