title: Ten myths about the Stark statute debunked.
abstract: The Stark statute was enacted in 1995, but final regulations were not published until January 2001 and even then did not address all the Stark exceptions. Many people are confused about how to apply the exceptions and what the Stark statute means. This article identifies 10 of the most common myths about Stark and explains and corrects the misconceptions.
authors.affiliation: Alice G. Gosfield and Associates, PC., 2309 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. agosfield@gosfield.com
authors.forename: Alice G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gosfield
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D018584:Physician Self-Referral / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D035642:Whistleblowing