Rehab: Rehab Providers Brace For More Doc-Owned Clinics As A Result Of Stark Reg
What therapists need to do to succeed under the rehab-unfriendly regulation.Phase II of the Stark regs are a stark disappointment for rehab providers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the interim final rule on physicians' referrals to health care entities with which they have financial relationships in the March 26 Federal Register (see article "Docs Can Have Copmpensation Deals Under Stark"). In Phase I of the rule, the government had created an "in-office ancillary exception," which gave physicians the green light to refer patients to physical therapy offered within their group practice, as long...
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