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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 CFR 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 411.15 and 411.15(o).
The rules say that in general, proton beam radiotherapy is not indicated for cancers that are widely disseminated, such as leukemias, have hematogenous metastases or as a short-term palliative procedure. The intent of treatment should be curative. If proton beam radiotherapy is used for a patient with metastatic disease, evidence should be provided to justify the expectation of a long-term benefit (greater than 2y), as well as evidence of a dosimetric advantage for proton beam radiotherapy over other forms of radiation therapy. All other indications are not considered reasonable and necessary and will be denied. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Proton Beam Radiotherapy, L33937 (eff 12/16/19).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 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 web site 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 73 to 74 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that the provider must notify the enrollee in writing before a Medicare plan ends coverage of
skilled nursing facility services. A Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) must be issued no later than
two days before the last covered day. The notice must state:
1. The date that coverage of services ends,
2. The date that the enrollee must begin to pay for the services, and
3. A description of the enrollee's right to a fast-track appeal and other appeal procedures.
The Medicare plan must continue to cover services until two days after valid notice is delivered.
Delivery of the termination notice is not valid unless -
(1) The enrollee (or the enrollee's representative) has signed and dated the notice to indicate that he or she has
received the notice and can comprehend its contents; and
(2) The notice is delivered in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section and contains all the elements
described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.624.
The rules say that notification of changes for an enrollee who is incapable of receiving or incompetent to
receive the notice must be made to a representative of the enrollee. You can find these rules in the Medicare
Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30, Section 260.3.8.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that there is no payment under the OPPS for services that CMS designates to be "inpatient-only" services. These services have an OPPS status indicator of "C" in the OPPS Addendum B and are listed together in Addendum E of each year's OPPS/ASC final rule. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 180.7. Medicare does not pay any provider or supplier other than the facility or hospital for services furnished to the beneficiary while an inpatient. The facility or hospital must furnish all necessary covered services to the beneficiary either directly or under arrangements made between the facility and hospital and outside vendors. If the physician furnishes services to beneficiaries in providers, the carrier pays on a fee schedule basis provided the following requirements are met: (1) The services are personally furnished for an individual beneficiary by a physician. (2) The services contribute directly to the diagnosis or treatment of an individual beneficiary. (3) The services ordinarily require performance by a physician. (4) In the case of radiology or laboratory services, the additional requirements in 415.120 or 415.130, respectively, are met. You can find this rule at 42 CFR, Sections 412.50 and 415.102.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 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 422.112(a)(3).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 9 of the 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that procedure codes with a status indicator of X are statutorily excluded. These codes represent
an item or service that is not in the statutory definition of "physician services" for fee schedule payment
purposes. 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 web site 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 CFR 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 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 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 $200 copayment for Ambulance Services. You can find this information on page 4-6 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that payment for inpatient psychiatric hospital services is to be made only for active treatment.
For services to be designated as active treatment they must:
1. be provided under an individualized treatment or diagnostic plan;
2. reasonably be expected to improve the patient's condition, or for the purpose of diagnosis; and
3. be supervised and evaluated by a physician.
You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 2, Sections 30.2.2 and 30.2.2.1.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay any expenses for items or services which are not medically necessary
and reasonable for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. This exclusion extends to claims for services
which are provided in inappropriate settings. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section
1862(a)(1).
The rules say that 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 web site 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that the only chiropractic service Medicare covers is manual manipulation of the spine to correct
a subluxation if the subluxation has resulted in a neuromusculoskeletal condition for which manual
manipulation is appropriate treatment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 410.21(b).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
The Plan contract say that you must get care from network providers. 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 outof-
network providers. You can find this information on page 27 in the Plan's 2019 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules state that coverage for Mohs Micrographic Surgery, in accordance with the 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Mohs Micrographic Surgery as published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 67, Issue 4, pp 531-550, October 2012, was carefully reviewed. These criteria were compiled based on collaboration of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American College of Mohs Surgery, the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery Association and the American Society for Mohs surgery based on evidence based medicine, clinical practice experience and expert judgment. The rules state that certain diagnosis codes support medical necessity. While the LCD does give a list of diagnosis codes that support medical necessity, the LCD does not state that any code not listed is not medically necessary. You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Mohs Micrographic Surgery, L35494. This LCD is effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2019 and before October 30, 2019.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 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 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 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 54 of the Plan's 2019 EOC.
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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 CFR 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 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 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 $100 copayment for each Medicare-covered diagnostic procedures and tests for services in an in-network outpatient hospital. You can find this information on pages 92 to 96 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 CFR 422.101. 
 
The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Manual, Chapter I(A). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 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 web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract also includes a list of covered supplemental dental benefits. The bone removal and anesthesia are not on this list and are not covered supplemental benefits. You can find this information on page 43 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that 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 the
following conditions are met (42 CFR 422.100(l)):
- The MA plan provides all categories of DME covered under original Medicare Part B;
- The MA plan ensures that enrollees have access to all medically necessary (including non-preferred)
DME products or brands;
- The MA plan's contracted suppliers provide access to all preferred DME brands;
- 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;
- Although the MA plan may add brands to its preferred formulary during the year, it may not remove
any brands mid-year;
- The MA plan treats denials of non-preferred DME products or brands as organization determinations;
- The MA plan discloses DME coverage limitations and appeal rights in the case of a denial of a nonpreferred
DME product or brand with the EOC and ANOC and on its website; and
- The MA plan provides full coverage, without limitation on brand and manufacturer, to DME categories
or subcategories annually determined by CMS to require full coverage.
You can find this rule at the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 10.12.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract also says that coverage for blood glucose monitors, blood glucose tests strips, and glucose-control
solutions is limited to the One Touch products manufactured by LifeScan, Inc. You can find this information
on page 50 of the Plan's 2020 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 CFR 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 web site www.medicareappeal.com.
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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that grab bars are not covered because they are considered self-help items that are not primarily medical in nature. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.1.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 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 422.112(a)(3).
A pneumatic compression device (PCD) coded as E0652 is covered for the treatment of lymphedema extending
onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen when all of the following are met:
- The beneficiary has lymphedema of an extremity.
- The coverage criteria for an E0650 or E0651 PCD are met.
- The beneficiary has lymphedema extending onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen that extends past the
limits of a standard compression sleeve, and the chest, trunk and/or abdominal lymphedema has failed to
improve with a four-week trial.
A four-week trial of conservative therapy demonstrating failed response to treatment with an E0650 or E0651
PCD is required. The four-week trial of conservative therapy must include all of the following:
- At least four weeks of regular, daily, multiple-hour home usage of the E0650 or E0651 PCD after
careful, in-person fitting, training and supervision by a technician who is skilled in and who regularly and
successfully uses the appliance provided
- Compliant use of an appropriate compression bandage system or compression garment to provide
adequate graduated compression
- Elevation where appropriate
- Manual lymphatic drainage (where available) and self-manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) for at least 30
minutes per day
- Evaluation of diet and implementation of any necessary change
- Medications as appropriate (e.g. diuretics and/or other treatment of congestive failure, etc.)
- Correction (where possible) of anemia and/or hypoproteinemia
You can find this information at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pneumatic Compression Devices
(L33829).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.