HHS, CMS Announce Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published long-awaited final rules that significantly reform regulations interpreting the federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. The agencies have stated that the changes “aim to reduce regulatory barriers to care coordination and accelerate the transformation…

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Stark Law Reform Put on Hold

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It appears we will have to wait until August 2021 for any changes to Stark Law regulations. As we first wrote about last October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced several changes intended to reduce compliance burdens, while at the…

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CMS Program to Give Providers Access to Medicare Patient Data

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In an effort to accelerate the transformation of the nation’s healthcare system to one that is value-based, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), recently launched the Data at the Point of Care (DPC) pilot program. The pilot program, announced by CMS Administrator Seema Verma during a Blue Button Developer Conference, will give healthcare…

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