On November 20, the Department of Health and Human Services released final rules amending the regulations to the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). These final rules represent arguably the most significant changes to these regulations in the last decade.
What are the top changes made to the Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbor provisions, other than the new value-based payment safe harbors, that you need to know?
In this video – the second in an ongoing series to help you navigate these significant changes – Health lawyers James Cannatti III, Caroline Reigart, Drew McCormick and Tony Maida discuss:
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The opportunities, and requirements, for addressing patient needs and social determinants of health presented by the new "patient support and engagement" safe harbor
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When certain new safe harbors would and would not apply to certain providers and enterprise participants
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Which activities are protected under the new "patient support and engagement" safe harbor
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New technology-related changes that are of particularly importance for medical device and supply manufacturers, DMEPOS suppliers and cybersecurity companies
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Implications of the changes for providers engaging in telehealth and remote patient monitoring