Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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 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 32 of the plan's 2020 
Evidence of Coverage.
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 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) osteoporotic VCF (T5  L5) by recent (within 30 days) advanced imaging 
(bone marrow edema on MRI or bone-scan/SPECT/CT uptake) (1-3,10,25) 
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. Multidisciplinary team consensus (2) (ALL are required)   
i. Referring physician (e.g., rheumatologist, endocrinologist) 
ii. Treating physician (i.e., performing the PVA) 
iii. Radiologist 
iv. Neurologist 
2. Exclusion criteria (2,5,8-10) (Can have NONE of the following):   
a. Absolute contraindication  
1. Current back pain is not primarily due to the identified acute VCF(s). 
2. Osteomyelitis, discitis or active systemic infection 
3. Pregnancy 
4. Greater than three vertebral fractures 
b. Relative contraindication  
0. Allergy to bone cement or opacification agents 
1. Coagulopathy 
2. Spinal instability 
3. Myelopathy from the fracture 
4. Neurologic deficit 
5. Neural impingement 
6. Fracture retropulsion/canal compromise 
You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) 
for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L33569) (eff. 12/1/19). 
 
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.
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 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 
preventive oral exams/cleanings, x-rays, fillings, extractions, and necessary anesthesia with covered services. 
You can find this information on page 84 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC) which describes the 
DEN004 benefit.
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 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 pages 44 and 48 of the Plan's 
2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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 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 
a crown and core build up. You can find this information on pages 65-66 of the Plan?s 2020 Evidence of 
Coverage (EOC).
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 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. Conservative therapy is defined as: 
&#61623; Non-pharmacologic therapy (such as but not limited to home exercise program, education, 
weight loss, physical therapy if indicated); and 
&#61623; 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 patients 
symptoms and intra-articular corticosteroids are not contraindicated. 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Hyaluronan Acid Therapies for Osteoarthritis 
of the Knee, L35427 (eff 10/01/19).  
 
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.
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 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 certain 
specific dental services included on a list of covered dental codes. The Plan's supplemental dental benefits do 
not include coverage for dentures with dental codes D5110 and D5140. You can find this information in 
Chapter 4 on pages 4-50 to 4-59 of the Plan?s 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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 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. Core buildup, including any pins when 
required (D2950) is not included on this list and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this 
information on pages 90 to 102 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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 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 health 
plan contract says Non-surgical or surgical extractions (pulling teeth) (Three (3) procedures per calendar year. 
You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 84 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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 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 one 
crown per tooth every five plan years. You can find this information on pages 4-82 to 4-96 of the Plan?s 2020 
Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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 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 Section 423.578(b)(5)(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. 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 71-72 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that health 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 CFR ?422.101. 
 
The rules say that health 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 ?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 web site www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The health plan contract says that the plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The 
health 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 44 of the 2020 
EOC.
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 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). 
 
The rules say that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may specify brands and manufacturers as preferred and 
charge lower cost-sharing for the preferred brands or may limit the DME to only those preferred brands and 
manufacturers, as long as during an enrollee's first year of enrollment in an MA plan, if the enrollee requests, 
the plan will provide a 90-day transition period (commencing with the initial time of enrollment) during which 
the plan provides (and repairs, as applicable) non-preferred DME brands furnished in the previous year. You 
can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 10.12.2. 
 
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 the only covered brands of blood glucose monitors and test strips are ACCU-Chek 
manufactured by Roche, or Trividia products sometimes packaged under your pharmacy's name. In general, 
alternate non-preferred brand products are not covered unless your doctor provides adequate information that 
the use of an alternate brand is medically necessary in your specific situation. You can find this information on 
page 64 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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 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 contract says that 
procedures to alter vertical dimension (bite height based on the resting jaw position) including but not limited 
to, occlusal (bite) guards and periodontal splinting appliances (appliances used to splint or adhere multiple 
teeth together), and restorations (filings, crowns, bridges, etc.,) are not covered. You can find this information 
on pages 93 and 94 of the Plan?s 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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 state that there is no role for "series of three" Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI). Response to each ESI should be determined prior to determining the value of a repeat ESI and the specific methods used for subsequent ESIs. 

You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI), L34807. This LCD is effective for services provided on or after December 26, 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.
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 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 certain 
specified services such as exams, prophylaxis cleanings, bitewing films, panoramic films, amalgam or resin 
fillings, surgical extractions, crowns, root canals, implants, periodontal scaling, root planning, and dentures. 
Dental core buildup with code D2950 is not among the services covered by the Plan's supplemental dental 
benefits. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 51 to 52 of the Plans 2020 Evidence of Coverage 
(EOC).