The Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute: Safe Harbors Eradicate Ambiguity

This Note will briefly explore the history of the Medicare and Medicaid programs including the introduction of the PPS. Next, the Note will detail the legislative history surrounding the adoption of the MMAKS and the judicial interpretation applied to its elements. The Note will follow with an analysis of the purpose, goals, and disagreements relating to the MMPPPA\u27s Safe Harbor regulations, resolving their alleged ambiguity against the medical profession. Finally, the Note will advocate support of the recently proposed Health Care Cost Containment and Reform Act of 1992 with emphasis on increasing the budget and size of the staff within the Office of the Inspector General