Application of the Medicare and Medicaid anti-kickback statute to business arrangements between hospitals and hospital-based physicians.
Hospitals and hospital-based physicians enter into a variety of agreements. Given the recent advisory memorandum from the Inspector General of Health and Human Services and a recent administrative decision, these arrangements may violate the Medicare Anti-Kickback statute.
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D000573:American Hospital Association; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018584:Physician Self-Referral / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States