Alerts11.2.23
HHS-OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion Saying Offering Free Hearing Aid With Cochlear Implant Presents Risk of Fraud, Abuse

The HHS-OIG issued an unfavorable opinion addressing a free hearing aid given to any patient receiving the supplier’s cochlear implant
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) has issued Advisory Opinion No. 23-08 regarding a proposed arrangement in which a durable medical equipment supplier that manufactures cochlear implants provides a compatible free hearing aid to any individual receiving one of its cochlear implants.
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