Change to Aggregate Annual Cap on Nominal Gifts to Medicare Beneficiaries
Guidance for: This email provides notification that in a December 7, 2016 ruling, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that $75
was an allowable annual aggregate value of nominal gifts that a Medicare health plan may provide to a prospective or existing Medicare beneficiary.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 16, 2016
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