tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 14

Stark: Here Comes The Final Piece Of The Stark Puzzle

What the much-anticipated Stark II, phase 2 rule means for you.The long-awaited second phase of the Stark rule has finally arrived. But whether it will provide straightforward guidance or stir as much controversy and confusion as its predecessor remains to be seen. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published interim final regulations governing physician referrals in the March 26 Federal Register. Stark's second phase, which represents CMS' efforts to establish "bright-line" rules as often as possible, covers the remaining statutory exceptions not covered in the first phase, including physician investment interests in publicly traded securities and...

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