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Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Request for Information Regarding the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP
The Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 29, 2026. Comments closed on March 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
This request for information seeks input from the public on whether any additions or modifications are needed to the safe harbor regulations under the Federal anti-kickback statute or the exceptions to the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting inducements to beneficiaries (the "Beneficiary Inducements CMP") for emerging direct-to-consumer ("DTC") sales programs established by pharmaceutical manufacturers, including those that will be available through TrumpRx.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-01817
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Request for information
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
- Published
- January 29, 2026
- Comments due
- March 30, 2026
- Dates
- To ensure consideration, comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on March 30, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0936-AA15
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 1001; 42 CFR 1003
- Pages
- 4
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