The Stark truth about the Stark law. Part I.

QUADRATIC STARK CONSTANTS OF NEUTRAL COPPER SPECTRAL LINES IN THE COULOMB APPROXIMATION

Quadratic Stark constants of neutral copper spectral lines for all s,p, and d levels are calculated using the Coulomb approximation. These results are compared with existing data and, generally, good agreement is observed

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The new Stark rules: what does Stark II Phase III mean for healthcare providers?

Senator Pete Stark, sponsor of the Physician Self-Referral Law, was recently quoted as saying he wished he had never sponsored the law due to its now complex requirements and iterations imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The new Stark II Phase III rules further muddy the waters. This article reviews the basic Stark prohibitions and provides an overview of Stark II Phase III.

Physician refer thyself: is Stark II, phase III the final voyage?

The United States spends more of its wealth on healthcare than any other developed country, and that share is rising. Supporters of the free market system point to the regulatory burden on the healthcare industry. Estimates of the regulatory costs of US healthcare range from dollars 58 billion to dollars 339 billion. A recent report indicates that approximately dollars 8 billion of the US healt...

Stark Law changes are on the horizon.

With a lot of attention focused on the potential for national health care reform and the raucous town hall meetings held by various members of Congress, it is important to remember that there are three substantive changes to the Federal Ethics in Physician Self-Referrals Act (known as the “Stark Law”) scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2009. Physicians and hospitals should review their join...