Vasilios J. Kalogredis

April 04, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the sale of a medical or dental practice, much time is spent on negotiating the total purchase price, and rightly so. But it is often the case that not nearly enough time is spent on the related and quite important issue of tax allocation.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

7 minute read

March 01, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The proposed rules would remove from the “discounts” safe harbor (DSH) of the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS) certain rebates paid by the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

January 28, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

We tend to think of contracts as voluntary arrangements entered by willing participants. In the case of a business associate agreement (BAA), that is not precisely true.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

December 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (and an interim final rule) on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

5 minute read

November 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Sept. 24, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey filed a decision in Glastein v. Aetna, Civ. No. 18-9262, filed September 24, 2018 (U.S.D.J). addressing a motion to dismiss. It is an unpublished decision, but it worth discussing for its instructive—if not precedential—value.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

5 minute read

October 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Act) got a lot of press during negotiations and passage, but there are particular aspects of the law that are worth a deeper dive. One such aspect of the law is the 20-percent deduction in Section 199A intended to benefit pass-through entities.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

September 19, 2018 | FC&S Insurance

Health care lawyers may assist their clients with negotiating favorable terms in any merger, acquisition, asset purchase or other large-scale, entity-level…

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

August 31, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Health care lawyers may assist their clients with negotiating favorable terms in any merger, acquisition, asset purchase or other large-scale, entity-level transaction.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

6 minute read

August 06, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On June 19, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule allowing employers, regardless of size, to offer health insurance through an Association Health Plan (AHP).

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

1 minute read

July 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On May 17, Immediate Home Care (IHC), a home health care company headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, settled a dispute with the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

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