Phase III Regs on Physician Self-Referrals Delayed Until March 2008, CMS Rule Says

Health Care Group chair John T. Brennan is featured for his comments on the publication extension of the Phase III Stark rule. Among matters the Phase III Stark Rule are expected to address are the underlying statute’s applicability to the Medicaid program and whether the physician recruitment exception can be expanded. Brennan addressed this rule and its implications at the March 22, 2007 American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues.