Keyword: Stark Law

The CMS administrator defended Hospital Compare and warned hospital leaders not to delay price transparency and interoperability efforts.

Aurora Health Care will pay $12 million to settle allegations of federal kickback and false claims violations, plus more healthcare headlines.

Broward Health has fired general counsel Lynn Barrett, and supporters of the decision say they hope this helps Broward move on from its troubled past.

Anti-kickback statutes stand in the way of growing participation in value-based models, hospitals warn. 

Athenahealth said allowing providers to pay for data transactions would establish “a true functioning market for the exchange of health information."

The OIG said a Medicaid plan could make incentive payments to providers under the existing capitated arrangement.

The Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law are preventing rural providers from recruiting physicians and using new technology.

There’s plenty that the government can do with regulation to provide some much-needed clarity on the anti-kickback statute. 

Physicians and hospital groups want to see exceptions to the enforcement of the physician self-referral or Stark Law.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released its long-promised request for information on reforming anti-kickback statutes.