On October 29, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Health & Human Services issued a final rule (Final Rule) regarding waivers (ACO Waivers) of the physician self-referral law (Stark law), the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMP) provision relating to beneficiary inducements for Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The ACO Waivers waive the application of these fraud and abuse laws to certain ACO activities that are reasonably related to the purposes of the MSSP. The Final Rule’s ACO Waivers are effective as of October 29, 2015.
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