Anti-kickback and Anti-referral statutes, you need to do some research outside the textbook. The book gives you an overview of the legal system and mentions several policies in place to protect the patients. The two I am asking about are important for you as the future healthcare professionals. Here’s a good link for the Anti-kickback statute Inspector General FACT SHEET on Anti-Kickback Law and for the Anti-referral and Anti-Kickback statutes ASHA_Summary_of_Self-Referral_and_Anti-Kickback_Regulations Find additional sources.
You need to be able to find information outside the book. include references and in-text citation is APA + 300 words
The Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C § 1320a-7b) is a federal law that prohibits offering or paying anything of value to induce referrals for services covered by Medicare and Medicaid, or other federally funded programs (Inspector General FACT SHEET on Anti-Kickback Law, n.d.). The statute was established in an effort to protect patients from healthcare providers who may seek to benefit financially from their recommendation of particular products or services (Inspector General FACT SHEET on Anti-Kickback Law, n.d.).
The Stark Law (42 U.S.C § 1395nn) also known as the Physician Self-Referral Law is a federal law which prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for designated health services payable by Medicare to entities with whom they have a financial relationship (ASHA Summary of Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Regulations, 2017). This law was implemented in order to prevent physicians from making decisions based solely on potential monetary gain rather than the best interests of their patients—enabling them instead to make unbiased recommendations based solely on patient need and medical appropriateness (ASHA Summary of Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Regulations, 2017).