Physician Self-Referral Law/Stark law
Learn more about the physician self-referral law also known as the Stark Law and its role in promoting ethical healthcare practices.
Proposed rules that would make changes to the Stark Law and anti-kickback statute are working their way through the federal review process and could be released this year, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said yesterday at a Brookings Institution event.
The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals today urged Congress to oppose any legislation that would repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals.
The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals urge Congress to oppose any legislation that would repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned hospitals.
There is a lot of focus today on health care costs, and what can be done to contain them. One sure-fire strategy? Reduce the regulatory burden that is drowning providers in red tape and adding costs to the system.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General seeks comments on how it can modify the anti-kickback statute and exceptions to the beneficiary inducements civil monetary penalty definition of “remuneration.”
RE: CMS-1720-NC, Request for Information Regarding the Physician Self-referral Law
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AHA shares Value-Based Care recommendations with Congressional Caucus.
We’ve collected examples and outlined how the physician self-referral, or “Stark,” law impedes coordination and shared concrete recommendations for modernizing the law with legislators and regulators. Now, we’re pleased to see that there is a growing consensus and momentum among legislators and…
AHA statement before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health regarding "Modernizing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition from Volume to Value in the Medicare Program."
On June 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the physician self-referral law, more commonly known as the Stark law. CMS published the RFI to further its efforts to remove unnecessary obstacles to care coordination and…