Becker's Healthcare October 9, 2019
Ayla Ellison

Proposed rules issued Oct. 9 by HHS’ Office of Inspector General and CMS aim to limit the reach of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law. The rules include proposals for various value-based care arrangements to qualify for exceptions to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.

Five things to know:

1. HHS said the rules would ease the compliance burden for healthcare providers and help eliminate some of the roadblocks to value-based arrangements. “Our proposed rules would be an unprecedented opportunity for providers to work together to deliver the kind of high-value, coordinated care that patients deserve,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a news release.

2. The rule proposed by CMS would create safe harbor exceptions to Stark Law...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, HHS, Insurance, OIG, Payment Models, Physician, Provider, Regulations, Value Based
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