tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 16

HOME CARE: Stark II Fans Flames Of Patient Steering Controversy

Hospitals can require doctors to refer to their HHAs, rule says.The long-running grudge match between hospital-based and freestanding home health agencies is likely to get even more acrimonious, thanks to the new Stark II regulations. 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. It is the second phase of the rulemaking on the law named after Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), which regulates physician referrals to providers of "designated health services." The first phase...

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