Under the Stark law’s recruitment exception, hospitals are permitted to offer certain financial incentives to medical practices to help them bring physicians into their communities, without violating ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its FAQs on Fraud and Abuse Authorities to add a new ...

As previous False Claims Act (FCA) Fundamentals posts have discussed, the FCA, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., can be triggered by submitting claims tied to violations of certain federal statutes. This ...

It’s time to roll back policies that protect incumbent providers at the expense of patients. The three examples we identify—CON Laws, the Stark Law, and restrictions on POHs—are an excellent place to ...

The Stark law prohibits physicians from ordering designated health services for Medicare patients from entities with which the physician, or a family member, has a financial relationship unless an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A medical practice may discover an unknown Stark Law violation during a merger or acquisition. Medical practices ...

Stark law enforcement is evolving rapidly, with heightened scrutiny, a record-breaking volume of qui tam lawsuits, and new legal precedents reshaping compliance risks for physicians and ASCs. From ...