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Originally posted by Not Me
Apparently you haven't read the laws, then. They allow de minimis gifts like a $5 hospital cafeteria lunch.
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Really? There's a $300 limit per year under Stark for de-minimus gifts at 42 C.F.R. section 411.357 (k), but I'll be damned if I can find a de-minimus exception in the anti-kickback law.
As for whether or not I read health care economic literature, it's up to you. It's not clear by your posts whether you read public health literature, so I guess we're even.
I've been watching medical savings accounts since they were introduced (in a very limited way) in HIPAA. I know a few people who've taken advantage of them, and they get mixed reviews. One couple I know ended up swapping out the MSA for a high-deductible insurance policy through a professional organization. The problem was that ultimately, the consumer ended up paying astronomically high premiums for individual insurance, probably because the insurance pool was so small. I agree that they're promising, but the law needs to be expanded beyond self-employed individuals to see how well they will end up working.
