CMS Issues Stark Advisory Opinion Stating That Stock Interest In Non-Profit Practice Organization Is Not A Stark Financial Interest

CMS has determined that stock held by physician shareholders in a 700 physician non-profit group medical practice does not constitute a financial interest for purposes of Stark, so that it would not prohibit referrals by the physicians to that group.
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In WellSpan Health v. Bayliss, the WellSpan Health System, the primary components of which are York Hospital and Gettysburg Hospital, attempted to enforce a restrictive covenant against a physician in all counties listed in the non-compete section of an employment contract, despite the fact that WellSpan had no physical presence in three of the counties.…

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