On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized three rules making historic changes to three of...more
The United Stated Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) containing proposed changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law,” or “Stark”) on October 17, 2019....more
11/21/2019
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Regulatory Reform ,
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Self-Referral ,
Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol ,
Stark Law
We are on the clock. As an industry, we have 75 days to comment on the rules published in the Federal Register this week about how the Stark Law is implemented....more
On June 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services issued a “request for information” (RFI) seeking input on strategies to reduce the burden of the federal physician...more
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the “Continuing Resolution,” was recently signed into law, creating a short-term fix to funding the federal government for six weeks while also raising the debt...more
3/22/2018
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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Form CMS-10328 (the SRDP Form), a new OMB-approved information collection instrument that must be used by providers and suppliers utilizing the Stark Law...more