title: The Stark regulations: so much text; so little substance.
abstract: Regulations outlining providers' rights and responsibilities under the first Stark self-referral law are here at last. The authors argue they weren't worth the wait.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Conn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weissburg
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006123:Group Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007753:Laboratories / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership; D018584:Physician Self-Referral / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States