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Letter from Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs Regarding Hospital-Physician Incentive Plans for Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries Enrolled in Managed Care Plans

Letter regarding the application of the civil monetary penalty law at sections 1128A(b)(1) and (2) of the Social Security Act to hospital-physician incentive plans limited to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in certain risk-based managed care programs.

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Final

Issued by: Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Issue Date: August 19, 1999

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