According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services OIG(office of inspector general), the Anti-Kickback Statute was originally enacted in 1972 to protect patients and federal healthcare programs from fraud and abuse. The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“Anti-Kickback Statute”) is a criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or offer to exchange), of anything of value, in an effort to induce (or reward) the referral of federal health care program business.

Stark Law:
Physician self-referral is the practice of a physician referring a patient to a medical facility in which he has a financial interest, be it ownership, investment, or a structured compensation arrangement. Critics of the practice allege an inherent conflict of interest, given the physician’s position to benefit from the referral. They suggest that such arrangements may encourage over-utilization of services, in turn driving up health care costs.

Read more from this link:
https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/provider…training/…/starkandakscharthandout508.pdf