Healthcare Compliance

Husch Blackwell LLP released a podcast on April 20, 2026, featuring attorney Hal Katz discussing compliance strategies for physician compensation arrangements under the False Claims Act and Stark Law. Host Jonathan Porter interviewed Katz, who had recently presented at the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives conference, on structuring referral-driven physician deals to avoid federal scrutiny. The episode examined common pitfalls including sham consulting contracts, opaque compensation formulas, and explicit statements linking payments to referrals—all of which trigger Department of Justice enforcement actions.