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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: CMS made impactful changes to the Federal physician self-referral law’s (i.e., Stark Law’s) regulations in its Final Rule that were effective January 19, 2021 (with the exception of the changes to 42 C.F.R. § 411.352(i) that are effective January 1, 2022). Although lengthy (190 pages/3-column format), the Final Rule is worth the read with multiple clarifications and revisions to the dense regulations. In this first part of our tw...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In late November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the Inspector General released their final rules revising the Physician Self-Referral Law (the “ Stark Law”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute. The changes are sweeping and while they are generally designed to facilitate coordinated care, some of the changes will impact providers more broadly. Most provisions of the final rules are effective on January ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In November 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) each issued long-awaited final rules that modernize and change the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations, respectively.  The final rules are generally effective on January 19, 2021. Although these rules are complex and extensive, they aim to assist providers to transiti...

Thursday, December 10, 2020 In November 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) each issued long-awaited final rules that modernize and change the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations, respectively.  The final rules are generally effective on January 19, 2021. Although these rules are complex and extensive, they aim to assist providers to transition to value-based care ...