What is AKS and What is the Stark Law?

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The AKS (Anti kick back statue) is a criminal statute that prohibits transactions intended to induce or reward refferals for items or services reimbursed by the federalhealth care programs.It is an anticorruption statute designed to protect federal health care program benefeciaries from the influence of money on refferal decisions on thus intended to guard against overutilization.incrase costs and poor quality services. AKS is a criminal statute and it can prohibits a physician to pay, offer, solicit or receive anything of value with the aim to induce (or reward) the referral of federal health care program business.

Stark law prevent self referral by the physician for the financial interest to the patient of medicare and medicaid;it also stop unethical activities in the medical profession.It is modified now it's reduce medical fees and make it affordable for poor patients.yes some how stark law ischool effective to stop unethical practice by doctors

In terms of service the anti kickback statue prohibits any kind of referral whereas stark law prohibits only referrals from a physician. The anti kick back statue applies to any item or service but the stark law is applied only in designated healthcare services.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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