CMS seeks information to reduce Stark law burden

Modern Healthcare: The CMS has issued a request for information to determine how it can minimize the regulatory barriers of federal anti-kickback laws and support providers' move to value-based care.

Hospitals have said the Stark law makes it difficult for physicians to enter innovative payment arrangements because they are not susceptible to fair-market value assessment, a Stark requirement. Now, they'll get the chance to answer 20 questions for the CMS on how the law's enforcement should change.

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