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 19, 2021. The following is a brief overview of the hundreds of pages of rules and commentary: The Stark Law Final Rule New Value-Based Exceptions: New exceptions were created to permit compensation arrangements in the context of value-based arrangements designed to coordinate and improve the quality of care for patients and to lower costs.