Becker's Healthcare November 13, 2023
Patsy Newitt

Stark law settled a record-breaking $9.2 million in voluntary self-referral disclosure settlements in 2022, and many physician leaders have experienced obstacles stemming from Stark law policy.

Here are five physicians’ thoughts on Stark law shared with Becker’s in the last two years:

Taizoon Baxamusa, MD. Orthopedic Surgeon at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (Barrington): As CMS really pushes to reimburse value-based care rather than traditional fee for service, our focus has really been at reducing costs for a diagnostic episode. We are best able to control these costs through our relationships with freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and home health agencies. Reducing the regulatory burden of fear of Stark violations would streamline the provision of care rather than money...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Physician, Provider, Regulations
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