The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee has scheduled a July 17, 2018 hearing on "Modernizing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition from Volume to Value in the Medicare Program."

On April 25, 2006, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued "An Open Letter to Health Care Providers" (Open Letter) offering helpful, but limited, guidance to providers on Stark enforcement.

Hospitals and health systems are facing increasing exposure related to violations of the physician self-referral law, commonly known as the Stark Law.

On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a Request for Information ("RFI")

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Earlier today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of Inspector General of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced their new, long-awaited rule changes to the federal Stark and Anti-Kickback laws, respectively.

In what would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to many medical practices that rely on the Stark in-office ancillary services exception (which allows physicians to refer within their practices for Stark services), President Obama's proposed FY 2014 would seek to eliminate the exception for physical therapy, radiation therapy and advanced imaging such as CT and MRI.

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As towns and municipalities scrambled to meet the August 22nd deadline to regulate or prohibit marijuana establishments within their borders, a few noticeable trends emerged.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") covers employers with 100 or more employees. OSHA announced a rule that companies who have 100 or more employees...

It has been known for some time there is an increased risk of neurologic decline following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

There has been a flurry of judicial and administrative activity regarding the Stark Law in recent weeks...

Get the word out: check your Health Insurance policy language to make sure it covers you if you are injured in a motorcycle crash.

There's been another victory for plaintiffs and the admissibility of diffusion tensor imaging to confirm a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

For a long time, clinicians believed children who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury went on to an uneventful recovery.

A new study out of the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System investigated the increased risk of sleep disorders following traumatic brain injury.

In a recent appellate division decision, the appellate court discussed the effect lien waivers might have on a subcontractor's right to receive payment in full for the ...

In the last few months, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made several noteworthy changes and provided a material clarification for providers and suppliers...

The House Ways and Means Committee has approved legislation to create an alternative pathway to resolve certain technical violations of the Stark physician self-referral law.

These announced settlements stem from filings to CMS through its voluntary disclosure protocol in a good faith effort to resolve liabilities arising from the strict liability Stark Law.