Kaiser Quoted in Healthcare Risk Management about $50M Stark Settlement
October 16, 2020Jeff Kaiser spoke to Healthcare Risk Management regarding a West Virginia hospital’s $50 million settlement to address a whistle-blower complaint that the hospital, over 13 years, systematically violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying improper compensation to referring physicians based on their patient referrals.
Jeff notes, “a hospital may not pay excessive compensation to its physicians as an incentive for patient referrals without risking liability under these laws.”
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