Physician Self-Referral Law/Stark law
AHA expresses support the introduction of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709).
AHA expresses opposition to H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act.
Fair competition has always been the driving principle of our nation鈥檚 economy. This includes health care, and it鈥檚 the reason the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, more commonly known as the 鈥淪tark Law,鈥 has been on the books for decades to protect the Medicare program from the inherent conflict of鈥
As some members of Congress propose to weaken Medicare鈥檚 prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and ease restrictions on their growth, new data from Dobson | DaVanzo show that POHs publicly report on fewer Medicare quality measures and perform worse on readmission鈥
As some members of Congress continue to propose weakening Medicare鈥檚 prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and loosening restrictions on the growth of existing POHs, new data from Dobson | DaVanzo show that POHs report fewer quality measures and perform鈥
Dobson | DaVanzo recently examined Medicare claims data comparing demographic and clinical characteristics of facilities and patients receiving care at physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and all other acute care hospitals (non-POHs). That report showed that relative to POHs, non-POHs care for older,鈥
A new study funded by Patient Rights Advocate adds to the evidence that physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are not comparable to or substitutes for full-service acute care hospitals.
Physician-owned hospitals are 鈥渘ot good for patients, communities, the integrity of the Medicare program, or providers who are actually in the business of caring for all patients, 24/7, regardless of their ability to pay or their medical condition,鈥 the AHA and Federation of 黑料正能量s鈥
For decades, the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (鈥淪tark Law鈥) has protected the Medicare program, its beneficiaries and communities from the inherent conflict of interest created when physicians self-refer their patients to facilities and services they own.
Several House subcommittees April 26 will hold hearings on a variety of issues that affect hospitals and health systems, including transparency, site-neutral payment policies, tax-exempt status, workforce shortages and the Provider Relief Fund.