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he rules say that plans must pay for a medical service oritem 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 SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and 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 does not include coverage for periodontal scaling and root planing. You can find this information on page 84 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 SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and 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. Bone replacement graft (D4263) and guided tissue regeneration (D4266) are not included on this list and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 4-61 to 4-74 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC) and on pages 4-66 to 4-79 of the Plan's 2021 EOC.
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The rules saythat 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 SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and 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 dentures once every 5 plan years. You can find this information on pages 4-56 and 4-57 of the Plan's 2020 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 SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and 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 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 exams, cleanings, bitewing x-rays, a panoramic x-ray, fillings, simple or surgical extractions, crowns, root canals, implants, periodontal scaling and root planing, complete or partial dentures, denture alignment/reline, and medically necessary surgical procedures including analgesia. You can find this information on pages 55-56 and 90-102 of the Plan's 2020 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 a Group 1 mattress overlay or mattress (E0181, E0182, E0184, E0185, E0186, E0187, E0188, E0189, E0196, E0197, E0198, E0199 and A4640) is covered if one of the following three criteria are met:1. The beneficiary is completely immobile -i.e., beneficiary cannot make changes in body position without assistance, or2. The beneficiary has limited mobility -i.e., beneficiary cannotindependently make changes in body position significant enough to alleviate pressure and at least one of conditions A-D below, or3. The beneficiary has any stage pressure ulcer on the trunk or pelvis and at least one of conditions A-D below.Conditions for criteria 2 and 3 (in each case the medical record must document the severity of the condition sufficiently to demonstrate the medical necessity for a pressure reducing support surface):1. Impaired nutritional status2. Fecal or urinary incontinence3. Altered sensory perception4. Compromised circulatory statusWhen the coverage criteria for a Group 1 mattress overlay or mattress are not met, the claim will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces -Group 1 (L33830).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 20% coinsurance for Durable medical equipment and related supplies. You can find this information on page 8 of the Plan's 2020 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 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 services that are not medically necessary are not covered. The rules also say that experimental and investigational devices are not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Sections 411.15 and 411.15(o). The rules also say that replacement of lead wires (A4557) more often than every 12 months would rarely be reasonable and necessary. You can find this information at Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33802-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators.

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 plans may choose the networks of providers available to enrollees and may require enrollees to obtain authorization before receiving services. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a) and in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 1, Section 20.2.

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, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available (generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on page 47 of the Plan's 2020 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 state that an air-fluidized bed is covered only if the beneficiary has a stage III (full thickness tissue loss) or stage IV (deep tissue destruction) pressure ulcer. You can find this rule and full criteria for coverage in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces -Group 3 (L33692).The rules also say an over bed table (E0274, E0315) is noncovered because it is not primarily medical in nature. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Hospital Beds and Accessories -Policy Article (A52508).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 molecular pathology procedures (Tier 1 and Tier 2) may be eligible for coverage when ALL of the following criteria are met:

- Alternative laboratory or clinical tests to definitively diagnose the disorder/identify the condition are unavailable or results are      clearly equivocal; AND
- Availability of a clinically valid test, based on published peer reviewed medical literature; AND
- Testing assay(s) are Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved/cleared or if LDT (lab developed test) or LDT protocol or FDA modified test(s) the laboratory documentation should support assay(s) analytical validity and clinical utility; AND
- Results of the testing must directly impact treatment or management of the beneficiary; AND
- For testing panels, including but not limited to, multiple genes or multiple conditions, and in cases where a tiered approach/method is clinically available, testing would be covered ONLY for the number of genes or test that are reasonable and necessary to establish a diagnosis; AND
- Individual has not previously received genetic testing for the disease/condition. (In general, diagnostic genetic testing for a disease should be performed once in a lifetime.)

You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Molecular Pathology Procedures (L34519) (eff. 10/1/19).

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 SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and 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 we cover two non-surgical or surgical tooth extractions per calendar year. You can find this information on page 92 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 at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that a device coded as E0651 is covered for both primary and secondary lymphedema in beneficiaries with chronic and severe lymphedema when all of the following three requirements are met:1. The beneficiary has a diagnosis of lymphedema as defined above, and2. The beneficiary has persistence of chronic and severe lymphedema as identifiedby the documented presence of at least one of the following clinical findings:-Marked hyperkeratosis with hyperplasia and hyperpigmentation,-Papillomatosis cutis lymphostatica,-Deformity of elephantiasis,-Skin breakdown with persisting lymphorrhea,-Detailed measurements over time confirming the persistence of the lymphedema with a history evidencing a likely etiology, and3. In addition to this documented persistence, the lymphedema is then documented to be unresponsive to other clinical treatment over the course of a required four-week trialYou can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pneumatic Compression Devices (L33829) -Effective January 1, 2020.The rules say that a four-week trial of conservative therapy demonstrating failed response to treatment is required. The four-week trial of conservative therapy must include all of the following:1. Regular and compliant use of an appropriate compression bandage system or compression garment to provide adequate graduated compression-Adequate compression is defined as (1) sufficient pressure at the lowest pressure point to cause fluid movement, and (2) sufficient pressure across the gradient (from highest to lowest pressure point) to move fluid from distal to proximal. The compression used must not create a tourniquet effect at any point.-The garment may be prefabricated or custom-fabricated but must provide adequate graduated compression starting with a minimum of 30 mmHg distally.2. Regular exercise3. Elevation of the limbYoucan find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pneumatic Compression Devices (L33829) -Effective January 1, 2020.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers 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 the use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) should be reserved for patients with serious defects of antibody function. The goal is to provide immune globulin to those who lack it. Medicare will provide coverage for IVIG when it is used in treatment of the following conditions:-Primary immunodeficiency.-Immune-mediated Thrombocytopenia (ITP).-Kawasaki disease.-Human ImmunodeficiencyVirus (HIV) (for pediatric use only).-Bone marrow transplantation.-Chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia.IVIG can replace missing antibodies and decrease infection in primary immune deficiency and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, increase platelets in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, prevent complications in Kawasaki disease and possibly decrease morbidity in some other conditions.IVIG is the preferred treatment method for patients who require immediate increase in intravascular immunoglobulin antibody levels and are unable to produce sufficient amounts of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. The therapeutic effect of IVIG is immediate, well tolerated and less likely to produce side effects if infused at the properly indicated rate(s). Sensitivity to these reactions is usually related to the infusion rate. Caution should be exercised in the administration of IVIG; reactions may cause a rapid fall in blood pressure and clinical anaphylaxis.Please refer to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) 250.3 for coverage details for IVIG treatment of Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases. In addition to the NCD coverage, there are other preparations of IVIG available:-RhoD immune globulin for use in preventing postpartum Rhesus isoimmunization.-Cytomegalovirus immune globulin for use in treating or preventing cytomegaloviral disease in transplant recipients.-Hepatitis B immune globulin intravenous for use in treating or prevention of hepatitis B recurrence following liver transplantation in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG)-positive liver transplant patients. (FDA approved April 6, 2007)Physicians should avoid prescribing IVIG except for patients with severe immune deficiency and who have low antibody levels or for those whom have other well-established indications for therapy with IVIG as described within the NCD and this LCD.You can find these rules in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) (L35093).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 $5 copayment for physician and practitioner services provided by a primary care provider. You can find this information on pages 97-98 of the Plan's 2020 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 Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. The rules say that viscosupplementation therapy for the knee via intra-articular injections of hyaluronic preparations will be considered medically reasonable and necessary when ALL of the following conditions are met: 1. The patient is symptomatic. Such symptoms may include pain which interferes with the activities of daily living such as ambulation and prolonged standing, or pain interrupting sleep, crepitus, and/or knee stiffness. 2. The clinical diagnosis is supported by radiologic evidence of osteoarthritis of the knee such as joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis, osteophytes and sub-chondral cysts. 3. If appropriate, other diagnoses have been excluded by appropriate evaluation and management services, laboratory and imaging studies (i.e., the pain and functional disability is not considered likely to be due to a diagnosis other than osteoarthritis of the knee) 4. The patient has failed at least three months of conservative therapy. This is defined as: -Nonpharmacologic therapy (such as but not limited to home exercise program, education, weight loss, physical therapy if indicated); and -If not contraindicated, simple analgesics and (e.g., acetaminophen) or NSAIDS per hyaluronan product prescribing information. 5. The patient has failed to respond to aspiration of the knee when effusion is present and intra-articular corticosteroid injection therapy when inflammation is a significant component of the patient's symptoms and intra-articular corticosteroids are not contraindicated. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Hyaluronan Acid Therapies for Osteoarthritis of the Knee (L35427) - Effective October 1, 2019.
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 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) as a diagnostic laboratory test is reasonable and necessary and covered nationally, when performed in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory, when ordered by a treating physician, and when the beneficiary has either recurrent, relapsed, refractory, metastatic, or advanced stage III or IV cancer. This rule can be found in National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) (90.2).
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.