Industry Voices – 5 Things the Government Should Do to Clear the Path for Value-Based Rebate Arrangements

In January 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would make sweeping reforms to the safe harbor regulations under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the federal law that prohibits most payments for referrals of items or services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. In this article, Meena Datta discusses these proposed changes and their effects on the healthcare industry.