Lexology December 20, 2019
While new value-based exceptions headline the federal physician self-referral law (Stark) rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care” on October 17, 2019, arguably the most valuable proposals address current Stark regulations.
The proposed Stark rule advances the goals of CMS’ Patients Over Paperwork initiative, launched in 2017 to evaluate and streamline regulations with a goal of reducing unnecessary burden, increasing efficiencies and improving the beneficiary experience. The Stark proposals both clarify the agency’s position on current Stark regulations and introduce changes intended to ease regulatory burdens. In its proposed rule, CMS drew upon its experience administering the CMS Voluntary Self-Referral...
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