Stark
The healthcare world is populated by scores of legal experts who strive to keep up with the sprawling compendium of statutes, regulations and legal advisories known collectively as the “Stark law.” But the law's father, Fortney “Pete” Stark, is not one of them.
Stark, in fact, says he would favor repealing the law as it currently exists and getting back to the law's initial intent.
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HHS' inspector general has unveiled a large red button on the Internet that will cost hospitals and drug companies thousands or perhaps millions of dollars if they press it.
Yet, press it they might. The OIG unveiled a new online portal this week for healthcare companies to turn themselves in for violating some of the harshest and most sweeping federal laws on healthcare, including the anti-kickback statute, the False Claims Act, and the Stark law. More than $280 million has been sent to the government through the 800 self-disclosures since 1998, averaging $350,000 per filing.
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