Stark Law prohibits a hospital from billing Medicare for services referred by physicians that the hospital has a financial relationship with unless the relationship fits into the law’s exceptions.
The settlement resolved the hospital’s liability for paying compensation to referring physicians that allegedly either exceeded fair market value or took into account the physicians’ referrals to the hospital.
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