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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will cover a Power Mobility Device (PMD) (i.e., power wheelchair or scooter) for a person who meets the following criteria: 1. The person must have a personal mobility deficit; 2. The deficit must impair their participation in mobility related activities of daily living (MRADLs) such as toileting, feeding, grooming and bathing in customary locations within the home; 3. The person's condition must not be able to be ameliorated by a walker, cane or manual wheelchair; and 4. The person must be capable of safely operating the PMD. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.3(B). The rules say that an expandable controller is capable of accommodating one or more of the following additional functions: -Other types of proportional input devices (e.g., mini-proportional or compact joysticks, touchpads, chin control, head control, etc.) -Non-proportional input devices (e.g., sip and puff, head array, etc.) -Operate 3 or more powered seating actuators through the drive control. (Note: Control of the power seating actuators though the Control Input Device would require the use of an additional component, E2310 or E2311.) An expandable controller may also be able to operate one or more of the following: -A separate display (i.e., for alternate control devices) -Other electronic devices (e.g., control of an augmentative speech device or computer through the chair's drive control) -An attendant control You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Power Mobility Devices - Policy Article (A52498) - Effective January 1, 2020. The rules say that a Group 3 power wheelchair can be covered only for enrollees who have a mobility limitation that is due to:
1. A neurological condition; 2. Myopathy; or 3. Congenital skeletal deformity. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices L33789 (eff 1/1/17).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract includes a list of covered supplemental dental services. The contract specifically says that any procedure not listed is not covered. Guided tissue regeneration (D4266) and bone replacement graft for ridge preservation (D7953) are not included on this list and are not covered supplemental benefits. You can find this information on pages 4-57 to 4-71 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that PVA (percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or kyphoplasty (PKP)) is covered in patients with BOTH the following:
1. Inclusion criteria (ALL are required):
a. Acute (< 6 weeks) or subacute (6-12 weeks) osteoporotic VCF (T1 - L5), based on symptom onset, and documented by advanced imaging (bone marrow edema on MRI or bone-scan/SPECT/CT uptake) (1-3,10,25,27)
b. Symptomatic (ONE):
i. Hospitalized with severe pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) or Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score &#8805; 8) (4-7)
ii. Non-hospitalized with moderate to severe pain (NRS or VAS &#8805;5) despite optimal non-surgical management (NSM) (10) (ONE):
1. Worsening pain
2. Stable to improved pain (but NRS or VAS still &#8805;5) (with &#8805; 2 of the following):
A. Progression of vertebral body height loss
B. > 25% vertebral body height reduction
C. Kyphotic deformity
D. Severe impact of VCF on daily functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) >17
c. Continuum of care (10) (Both)
i. All patients presenting with VCF should be referred for evaluation of BMD and osteoporosis education for subsequent treatment as indicated.
ii. All patients with VCF should be instructed to take part in an osteoporosis prevention/treatment program.
2. Exclusion criteria (2,5,8-10) (Can have NONE of the following):
a. Absolute contraindication
i. Current back pain is not primarily due to the identified acute or subacute VCF(s).
ii. Osteomyelitis, discitis, active systemic or surgical site infection
iii. Pregnancy
b. Relative contraindication
I. Greater than three vertebral fractures per procedure
II. Allergy to bone cement or opacification agents
III. Uncorrected coagulopathy
IV. Spinal instability
V. Myelopathy from the fracture
VI. Neurologic deficit
VII. Neural impingement
VIII. Fracture retropulsion/canal compromise
You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L33569).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the doctor's office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit covers up to 60 one-way trips per calendar year. Each one-way trip must not exceed 75 miles of driving distance. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 4-81 to 4-82 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information (such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and (b). The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay a $250 copayment for ambulance services. You can find this information on page 63 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the doctor's office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit covers up to 24 one-way ground transportation trips per calendar year. Trips must be to or from Plan-approved locations and each one-way trip must not exceed 50 miles of driving distance. A trip is one-way transportation; a round trip is two trips. You can find this information on pages 4-78 to 4-79 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 417.414.

The rules say that medically necessary services are those that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. Medically necessary services include services to improve the functioning of a malformed body member. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A). 

The rules say that AlloSure Kidney testing is covered to assess the probability of allograft rejection in kidney transplant recipients with clinical suspicion of rejection and to inform clinical decision-making about the necessity of renal biopsy in such patients at least 2 weeks post-transplant in conjunction with standard clinical assessment. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Molecular Diagnostics Service Program (MolDX): AlloSure or Equivalent Cell-Free DNA Testing for Kidney and Heart Allografts, L38355 (eff 12/06/20).

If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.

The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A).
The rules say that when diagnostic services (including clinical diagnostic laboratory tests) provided to a beneficiary by the admitting hospital, or by an entity wholly owned or wholly operated by the admitting hospital (or by another entity under arrangements with the admitting hospital), within 3 days prior to and including the date of the beneficiary's admission are deemed to be inpatient services and included in the inpatient payment, unless there is no Part A coverage. For example, if a patient is admitted on a Wednesday, outpatient services provided by the hospital on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday are included in the inpatient Part A payment.
You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3, Section 40.3 B.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information (such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and (b). The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay a 20% coinsurance for out-of-network Medicare Part B prescription drugs. You can find this information on pages 71-72 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes problem focused limited oral evaluation (D0140) and is limited to one procedure per plan year. You can find this information on page 4-57 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
Medicare does not pay for low vision aids. This exclusion includes all devices that use one or more lenses to aid vision or magnify images. This rule applies no matter the size, form or technological features of the device. This rule does not apply to: 1. post-surgical prosthetic lenses after surgery in which the lens of the eye was removed; 2. prosthetic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and one pair of conventional eyeglasses or contact lenses furnished after each cataract surgery with insertion of an IOL; and 3. prosthetic lenses used by those who are lacking the natural lens of the eye and who were not furnished with an IOL. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(b). Medicare does not pay for eye exams for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact lenses for refractive error only. Medicare does not pay for procedures performed in the course of any eye exam to determine the refractive state of the eyes. Refractive procedures are not covered even when done in connection with otherwise covered diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. You can find these rules at 42 CFR Section 411.15(c).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract also says that you receive a $150 allowance to use towards the purchase of eyewear. If the eyewear you purchase is more than $150, you pay the difference. You can find this information on page 74 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that the provider, supplier, or beneficiary, as appropriate, must furnish to the intermediary or carrier sufficient information to determine whether payment is due and the amount of payment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 424.5. The rules say for Medicare to consider coverage and payment for any item or service, the information submitted by the supplier or provider must corroborate the documentation in the beneficiary's medical documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. You can see this in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-08, Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.1.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Original Medicare pays for the routine costs of qualifying clinical trials. Medicare also pays for reasonable and necessary items and services used to diagnose and treat complications arising from participation in all clinical trials. The rules also say that Medicare plans must cover these services even if they are not available through in-network providers. Medicare plans may require reporting when enrollees participate in clinical trials but cannot require prior authorization or approval. You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Section 310.1.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract also says that a clinical research study or clinical trial is a way that doctors and scientists test new types of medical care. They test new medical care procedures or drugs by asking for volunteers to help with the study. This kind of study is one of the final stages of a research process that helps doctors and scientists see if a new approach works and if it is safe. An enrollee who is in a clinical research study may stay enrolled in the Plan and continue to get the care that is not related to the study through the Plan. Enrollees must tell the plan before they start participating in a clinical research study. If an enrollee participates in a Medicare-approved study, Original Medicare pays most of the costs for the covered services received as part of the study. After Medicare has paid its share of the cost for these services, the Plan will also pay for part of the costs. The Plan will pay the difference between the cost-sharing in Original Medicare and the cost-sharing as a member of the Plan. This means the enrollee will pay the same amount for the services received as part of the study as he or she would if these services were received from the Plan. You can find this information on pages on pages 54-57 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules state that continued coverage of a positive airway pressure (PAP) device (E0470 or E0601) beyond the first three months of therapy requires that, no sooner than the 31st day but no later than the 91st day after initiating therapy, the treating practitioner must conduct a clinical re-evaluation and document that the beneficiary is benefiting from PAP therapy. For PAP devices with initial dates of service on or after November 1, 2008, documentation of clinical benefit is demonstrated by: In-person clinical re-evaluation by the treating practitioner with documentation that symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are improved; and, Objective evidence of adherence to use of the PAP device, reviewed by the treating practitioner. Adherence to therapy is defined as use of PAP =4 hours per night on 70% of nights during a consecutive thirty (30) day period anytime during the first three (3) months of initial usage. If the above criteria are not met, continued coverage of a PAP device and related accessories will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. If the treating practitioner re-evaluation does not occur until after the 91st day but the evaluation demonstrates that the beneficiary is benefiting from PAP therapy as defined in criteria 1 and 2 above, continued coverage of the PAP device will commence with the date of that re-evaluation. You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD), Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Devices for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, L33718.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.