Stark law’s unintended consequences

Becker's Healthcare March 21, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Some of the largest recoveries by the Justice Department in the last year were Stark law violations, and some leaders worry the policy is hurting physicians rather than preventing corruption.

Harry Severance, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how Stark law and anti-kickback statutes are affecting physicians.

Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for clarity and length.

Question: How are Stark law and anti-kickback statutes affecting physicians?

Dr. Harry Severance: These laws were written in an era when physicians owned many of their own practices. In this era when the Stark law was written, there was an attitude shared by many business, financial and political...

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