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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 $90 copayment for emergency room visits. You do not pay the emergency room visit copayment if you are admitted to the hospital within 24 hours. You can find this information on page 65 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. The contract lists the specific dental services that are covered. Implant is not listed and therefore is not a covered service. You can find this information on pages 92 to 93 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 pay for durable medical equipment that is mainly used to serve a medical purpose. Items such as hospital beds, respirators, wheelchairs and crutches are examples of equipment that are clearly used for medical purposes. Medicare will not pay for: 1. Equipment that is primarily and customarily used for nonmedical purposes. Examples include air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and electric air cleaners; 2. Equipment used for a patient's comfort or for the convenience of a person caring for the patient. Examples include elevators, stairway elevators, physical fitness equipment and self-help devices such as grab bars. You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1. A power seat elevation feature (E2300) and power standing feature (E2301) are non-covered because they are not primarily medical in nature. You can find this in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Local Coverage Determination (LCD), Article A52504.
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 state that, in order to support additional research on the use of TENS for chronic low-back pain (CLBP), Medicare will cover this item subject to all of the following conditions: 1. Coverage under this section expires three years after the publication of this decision on the Medicare website. 2. The beneficiary is enrolled in an approved clinical study. 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 160.27.
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 state that when completing the 1500 claim form, providers must enter the correct Place of Service (POS) code in section 24B. Invalid or incorrect POS codes will be denied and returned to the provider. If an independent lab bills for services, the place where the sample was taken is reported as the POS. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 26, Section10.6.

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 417.414.
The rules say that except for emergency and urgently needed services, Cost plans are not required to make payments for any services received by enrollees that are not provided directly by the Plan or through arrangements made by the Plan. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 417.448(a).
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 you generally must receive your care from a network provider for the Plan to cover the services. If we do not cover services you receive from an out-of-network provider, the services will be covered by Original Medicare if they are Medicare-covered services. Except for emergency or urgently needed services, if you get services covered by Original Medicare from an out-of-network provider then you must pay Original Medicare's cost-sharing amounts. You can find this information on pages 28 and 29 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 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. The Plan contract says that for services obtained Out-of-Network the Plan only pays up to a certain amount. If you choose to see an Out-of-Network dentist, you might be billed for any amount greater than what the Plan pays. You can find this information on page 4-75 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 pay for an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) admission when the services
are reasonable and medically necessary. The patient must require an intensive and coordinated interdisciplinary
approach to providing rehabilitation. The patient must need active and ongoing treatment by more than one
therapy discipline. One of the therapies must be physical therapy or occupational therapy. The patient must
need and be expected to actively participate in and to benefit from an intensive rehabilitation therapy program.
This intensive rehabilitation therapy program generally consists of at least three hours of therapy per day at
least five days per week. The patient does not need to be expected to achieve complete independence in self-care
nor be expected to return to his or her prior level of functioning. The patient must need supervision by a
rehabilitation physician. The physician must see the patient at least three days per week throughout the stay.
You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Sections 110.2 and 110.2.5 and at 42 CFR Section
412.622.

If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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.

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 services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes adult day care when you require help with at least 2 activities of daily living (ADLs) as determined and recommended by your health care provider. You can find this information on pages 62 to 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 will pay for an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) admission when the services
are reasonable and medically necessary. The patient must require an intensive and coordinated interdisciplinary
approach to providing rehabilitation. The patient must need active and ongoing treatment by more than one
therapy discipline. One of the therapies must be physical therapy or occupational therapy. The patient must
need and be expected to actively participate in and to benefit from an intensive rehabilitation therapy program.
This intensive rehabilitation therapy program generally consists of at least three hours of therapy per day at
least five days per week. The patient does not need to be expected to achieve complete independence in selfcare
nor be expected to return to his or her prior level of functioning. The patient must need supervision by a
rehabilitation physician. The physician must see the patient at least three days per week throughout the stay.
You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Sections 110.2 and 110.2.5 and at 42 CFR Section
412.622.

If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 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. The Plan contract says that you may see any licensed dental provider who accepts Medicare patients in the United States (U.S.) and has not opted out of Original Medicare. You can find this information on page 66 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 may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1.

Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or other harm to the enrollee. 

Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 CFR Sections 422.2 and 422.136.

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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You can find this information on page 4 of the 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 coverage of services incident to the professional services of a physician or non-physician practitioner (NPP) is limited to situations in which there is direct supervision of auxiliary personnel. Direct supervision in the office setting means the physician must be present in the office suite and immediately available and able to provide assistance and direction throughout the time the service is performed. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 60. The rules state that the services of Physical Therapy Assistants used when providing covered therapy benefits are included as part of the covered service. These services are billed by the supervising physical therapist. A physical therapist must supervise PTAs. The services of a PTA shall not be billed as services incident to a physician/non-physician practitioner's (NPP) service, because they do not meet the qualifications of a therapist. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Internet-Only Manual, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 12, Section 230.1(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.
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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 a contract plan provider is an agent of the plan. Services and referrals obtained from a plan provider are viewed as plan-approved unless notice is given that the services will not be covered. When a plan provider gives, or refers an enrollee for, a service that the enrollee reasonably believes is covered by the plan, the enrollee is held harmless and need not pay more than the plan-allowed cost-sharing for that service. If a service is never covered by the plan and the plan's Evidence of Coverage (EOC) is clear that the service or item is never covered, the plan does not have to hold the enrollee harmless. For a service or item that is normally not covered, but could be covered under some conditions, the EOC alone is not adequate notice of non-coverage. If no notice of non-coverage is given, the enrollee is held harmless. 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 160.
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.
Appeal type: unknown
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 Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or other harm to the enrollee. Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 CFR Sections 422.2 and 422.136.
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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You can find this information on pages 68 to 69 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage.
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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 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. The contract says that in general, criteria for crowns will be met only for: 

1. Permanent teeth needing multi -surface restorations where other restorative materials have a poor prognosis. 
2. Permanent molar teeth must have pathologic destruction to the tooth by caries or trauma, and should involve four or more surfaces and two or more cusps. 
3. Permanent bicuspid teeth must have pathologic destruction to the tooth by caries or trauma, and should involve three or more surfaces and at least one cusp. 
4. Permanent anterior teeth must have pathologic destruction to the tooth by caries or trauma, and must involve four or more surfaces and at least 50% of the incisal edge. 

You can find this information on pages 32 and 33 of the Plan's 2021 Dental Contract.