Vasilios J Kalogredis

July 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The opinion concludes that although the proposed arrangement would generate prohibited remuneration under the AKS (if the requisite intent were present), the OIG would not impose administrative sanctions on the requestor; and the arrangement does not generate prohibited remuneration under the beneficiary inducements CMP.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

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April 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The compact will establish a single license allowing social workers with a college degree or clinical license to serve patients across state lines (within each compact state), including through telehealth platforms. This single license requirement is anticipated to promote greater flexibility and access for both social workers and the patients they serve.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

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March 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ketamine, which was once used primarily as a recreational drug, is now being administered in clinics throughout the United States to treat patients suffering from trauma, pain and depression.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

8 minute read

February 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The opinion concludes that although the proposed arrangement, if undertaken, would generate prohibited remuneration under the AKS (if the requisite intent were present), as well as the Beneficiary Inducements CMP, the OIG would not impose administrative sanctions on the Medigap plan or PHO.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

11 minute read

January 22, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Because of the various avenues available, foreign health care workers should keep abreast of the different visa types; advantages, disadvantages, and eligibility for each; and the processes and timelines involved.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

November 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 23-07 (opinion) on Oct. 10 regarding a "requestor's" proposal to pay bonuses to its employed physicians based on net profits derived from certain procedures performed by the physicians (the proposed arrangement).

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

5 minute read

October 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The CTA is expected to impact the majority of for-profit health care businesses and provider practices that have fewer than 20 full-time employees and do not qualify for any other applicable exemption. Accordingly, health care entities should take notice of the CTA's requirements and ensure that their respective practices are compliant with the CTA's standards effective no later than Jan. 1, 2024.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

9 minute read

January 23, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

CMS provides direction and technical guidance for the administration of the federal effort to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate health care financing programs and policies, and OIG promotes changes that help CMS to improve such programs. Some of this is done through the annually published recommendations. In this article I provide highlights of what I believe are the most notable recommendations of this year's edition.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

8 minute read

October 31, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dozens of investigations conducted by OIG revealed various fraud schemes utilized by such telemedicine companies.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

7 minute read

October 03, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Aug. 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program as well as works with states to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards, announced a cross-cutting initiative aimed at evaluating CMS-issued public health emergency blanket waivers and flexibilities.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

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