tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 35

STARK LAW: CMS Closes Another Loophole For Joint Ventures

Rural hospitals can pay some of your office's expenses when you recruitGood news: Your doctors may not have to rush to renew their medical director contracts when they lapse, thanks to a new regulation.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its "Phase III" regulations on the Stark self-referral law on Aug. 27. After the harsh restrictions CMS proposed in the 2008 physician fee schedule, providers were braced for more hard-line changes. But instead, CMS chose to loosen some restrictions in this rule, which is separate from the fee-schedule changes.Here's what you need to know.Contracts: Starting...

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