What is the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute?
The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute is designed to protect patients and federal health care programs from fraud and abuse by inhibiting the use of money to influence health care decisions. The law plainly states that anyone who knowingly and willfully accepts or offers remuneration of any sort and in any manner intended to influence the referral of Medicare and Medicaid services can be held accountable for a felony (14).
