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he 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 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 Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Sections 110.2 and 110.2.5 and at 42 CFR Section 412.622.
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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 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 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. 
 
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 pages 49 and 52-53 of the Plan's 2019 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 program reimbursement for HBO therapy will be limited to that which is administered in a chamber (including the one man unit) and is limited to the following conditions: 1. Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, 2. Decompression illness, 3. Gas embolism, 4. Gas gangrene, 5. Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 6. Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 7. Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis), 8. Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, 9. Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), 10. Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, 11. Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 12. Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 13. Cyanide poisoning, 14. Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment, 15. Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the criteria  You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determination for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, 20.29.
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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 program reimbursement for HBO therapy will be limited to that which is administered in a chamber (including the one man unit) and is limited to the following conditions: -Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, -Decompression illness, -Gas embolism, -Gas gangrene, -Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. -Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. -Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis), -Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, -Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), -Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, -Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, -Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, -Cyanide poisoning, -Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment, -Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the following three criteria: 
 
1. Patient has type I or type II diabetes and has a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes; 2. Patient has a wound classified as Wagner grade III or higher; and 3. Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy. 
 
You can find this rule in National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (20.29) - Effective June 19, 2006. 
 
The rules say that preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts utilizes HBO therapy for graft salvage in cases where hypoxia or decreased perfusion has compromised viability. This indication does not include HBO treatment that is empiric treatment or prophylactic maintenance of grafts or solely for preparation of a wound bed for receiving a graft (except to the extent that treatment of the wound is otherwise reasonable and necessary for coverage under another provision of NCD 20.29 and this LCD). HBOT to artificial skin grafts (e.g., bioengineered or allogeneic skin substitutes) is not covered. Treatments are given intensively initially for up to 72 hours followed by re-evaluation of the wound. It is not unusual to receive 2-3 treatments per day for up to 3 days post creation of the graft when viability appears threatened. When the graft appears stable, treatments are reduced to daily or discontinued. The number of sessions provided to enhance graft survival is not expected to exceed 20. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy (L35021) - Effective January 1, 2020.
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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 lifesaving 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. 
 
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 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 36 one-way trips per calendar year. Each one-way trip must not exceed 50 miles. You can find this information on page 4-65 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 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 $50 copayment for physician/practitioner services/specialist visit. You can find this information on page 77 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC). The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay a $60 copayment for outpatient diagnostic tests/x-rays. You can find this information on page 71 of the Plan's 2020 EOC. The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay a 20% coinsurance for Medicare Part B prescription drugs. You can find this information on page 72 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 the correct coding edit table contains edits which are pairs of HCPCS/CPT codes that in general should not be reported together.  Each edit has a column one and column two HCPCS/CPT code. If a provider reports the two codes of an edit pair, the column two code is denied, and the column one code is eligible for payment. You can find this rule in the National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for Medicare Services, Chapter 1. 
 
The rules also say that a status indicator of "B" under the Physician Fee Schedule indicates that payment for covered services are always bundled into payment for other services not specified. If these services are covered, payment for them is subsumed by the payment for the services to which they are incident. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 30.2.2. 
 
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.
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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 cosmetic surgery and related services, except as required for the prompt repair of accidental injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member, is not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(h). 
 
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). 
 
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 to qualify for portable oxygen, the patient must meet the criteria for home oxygen. The documentation must show that the patient is mobile in the home and would benefit from the use of portable oxygen in the home. Portable oxygen is not covered for patients who qualify for oxygen solely based on blood gas studies obtained during sleep. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 240.2(E).  
 
The rules state that only rented oxygen equipment is eligible for coverage. Purchased oxygen equipment is statutorily non-covered. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment - Policy Article (A52514). 
 
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 a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(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 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 11 of the 2020 Evidence
of Coverage.
The Plan contract says that for durable medical equipment, prior authorization is required. If an item is not
available in network, you should work with network providers to have the equipment brought in. You can see
this on page 68 of the 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 Tumor treatment field therapy (E0766) will be denied as not reasonable and necessary for the treatment of recurrent GBM. This rule can be found in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Tumor Treatment Field Therapy (TTFT) (L34823).
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 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 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 Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 3  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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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 49 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 readmission review involves admissions to an acute, general, short-term hospital occurring less than 31 calendar days from the date of discharge from the same or another acute, general, short-term hospital. Neither the day of discharge nor the day of admission is counted when determining whether a readmission has occurred. You can find this in the SSA, Section 1154(a)(13) and 42 CFR 476.71(a)(8)(ii)).  
 
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 health plan contract says that enrollees must pay a $515 copayment per day, days 1-3 for inpatient hospital care. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 59 of the plan's 2019 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 does not pay for hearing aids or examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing hearing aids. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(d). 
 
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 health plan contract says coverage for hearing aids is limited to the supplemental hearing aid vendor. Up to two (2) aids per year, one (1) aid per ear, $250 copay for standard level hearing aid, $475 copay for superior level hearing aid, $650 copay for advanced level hearing aid, $850 copay for advanced plus level hearing aid. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 75-76 of the plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.