Healthcare Innovation October 9, 2019
On Wednesday morning, October 9, HHS announced major changes to the Stark Law that could allow providers greater scope to make changes to improve their ability to succeed under value-based payment contracts
On October 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced significant changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law, known as the “Stark Law,” and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, in order to allow for the leaders of patient care organizations participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other value-based payment arrangements, greater leeway to create the structures they need to create, in order to thrive under alternative payment. Among the allowable activities will be the sharing of data analytics services between patient care organizations, more complex post-discharge...