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Physician Self-Referral Prohibition (Stark Law)

A federal law that stops doctors from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to certain health services (like lab tests or physical therapy) if the doctor or their family has a financial stake in those services. It's meant to prevent doctors from making referrals based on profit instead of patient needs.

Medicare Program

A federal health insurance program in the United States, primarily for people 65 or older, some younger people with disabilities, and people with disabilities who have End-Stage Renal Disease or ALS.

Outpatient Prescription Drugs

Medications that a patient picks up from a pharmacy or doctor's office to take at home, as opposed to drugs given during a hospital stay.

Covered Part D Drugs

Specific prescription medications that are eligible for coverage under Medicare Part D, which is the part of Medicare that helps cover the cost of prescription drugs.

Group Practice

A business arrangement where a group of doctors works together, often sharing expenses, revenue, and patients, typically under one tax identification number.

Comptroller General (of the United States)

The head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency that provides audit, evaluation, and investigative services for the U.S. Congress.