Experts predict government scrutiny of Columbia's physician equity program will have little effect on industry practices.
Regulators are uneasy about possible Columbia/HCA violations of Stark prohibitions on self-referral. Health system leaders planning to offer physician incentives may want to wait until the government's course of action is clear.
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