Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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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 consider interventional treatment of varicose veins (sclerotherapy, ligation 
with or without stripping, and endovenous radiofrequency or laser ablation) medically necessary if the patient 
remains symptomatic after a six-week trial of conservative therapy. The components of the conservative 
therapy include, but are not limited to: 
 
-weight reduction, 
-a daily exercise plan, 
-periodic leg elevation, and 
-the use of graduated compression stockings. 
 
The conservative therapy must be documented in the medical record. The patient is considered symptomatic if 
any of the following signs and symptoms of significantly diseased vessels of the lower extremities are 
documented in the medical record: 
 
-stasis ulcer of the lower leg, as above, 
-significant pain and significant edema that interferes with activities of daily living, 
-bleeding associated with the diseased vessels of the lower extremities, 
-recurrent episodes of superficial phlebitis, 
-stasis dermatitis, or 
-refractory dependent edema. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L34082) - Effective September 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 state that Medicare pays for the routine costs of qualifying clinical trials, as well as reasonable and 
necessary items and services used to diagnose and treat complications arising from participation in all clinical 
trials.  Routine costs of a clinical trial include all items and services that are otherwise generally available to 
Medicare beneficiaries that are provided in either the experimental or the control arms of a clinical trial except: 
? The investigational item or service, itself; 
? Items and services provided solely to satisfy data collection and analysis needs and that are not used in 
the direct clinical management of the patient (e.g., monthly CT scans for a condition usually requiring only a 
single scan); and 
? Items and services customarily provided by the research sponsors free of charge for any enrollee in the 
trial. 
 
Routine costs in clinical trials include: 
? Items or services that are typically provided absent a clinical trial (e.g., conventional care); 
? Items or services required solely for the provision of the investigational item or service (e.g., 
administration of a noncovered chemotherapeutic agent), the clinically appropriate monitoring of the effects of 
the item or service, or the prevention of complications; and 
? Items or services needed for reasonable and necessary care arising from the provision of an 
investigational item or service - in particular, for the diagnosis or treatment of complications. 
 
You can find this rule at Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Section 310.1. 
 
 
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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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 10 and 11 of the 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that a 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 when glucose meters and test strips are obtained at a pharmacy, coverage is limited to 
specific products. You can find this information on page 62 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 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 $20 copayment for specialist visits. You can find this information in 
Chapter 4 on page 86 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC). 
 
The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for Medicare Part B prescription drugs. 
You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 79 - 80 of the Plan's 2020 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 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 includes a 
list of covered supplemental dental services. Problem focused limited oral evaluation (D0140) and first 
intraoral periapical x-ray (D0220) are not included on this list. The contract says that for other dental services 
not listed, the Plan will cover a portion of medically necessary services using your card. You can find this 
information on page 92 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (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 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 also includes a 
list of the covered supplemental dental benefits. The bitewing x-rays- four radiographic images (D0274) are not 
on this list and are not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 88 to 97 of the 
Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare will pay for durable medical equipment that is mainly used to serve a medical 
purpose. Items such as hospital beds, respirators, wheelchairs and crutches are examples of equipment that are 
clearly used for medical purposes. Medicare will not pay for: 
 
1. Equipment that is primarily and customarily used for nonmedical purposes. Examples include air 
conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and electric air cleaners; 
2. Equipment used for a patient?s comfort or for the convenience of a person caring for the patient. Examples 
include elevators, stairway elevators, physical fitness equipment and self-help devices such a grab bars. You 
can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1.  
 
Equipment which is primarily and customarily used for a nonmedical purpose may not be considered ?medical? 
equipment for which payment can be made under the medical insurance program. This is true even though the 
item has some remote medically related use.  
You can find this information in Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, 110.1. 
 
The term DME is defined as equipment which: 
? Can withstand repeated use; i.e., could normally be rented and used by successive patients;  
? Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;  
? Generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and,  
? Is appropriate for use in a patient?s home.  
Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 4, Section 280.1 
 
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.
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 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 Section 410.21(b). 
 
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 also says that covered chiropractic services include manual manipulation of the spine to correct 
subluxation. Other services performed by a chiropractor are not covered. You can find this information on page 
60 of the Plan's 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 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 $225 copayment for advanced imaging services. You can find this 
information in Chapter 4 on page 90 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 pay for durable medical equipment that is needed for use in the home. Your 
home may be a dwelling, an apartment, a relative's home, a home for the aged, or some other type of 
institution. However, an institution may not be considered your home if it is an acute hospital or a skilled 
nursing facility (SNF). You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 
110.1(D). 
 
The rules say that prior to or at the time of delivery of a POV or PWC, the supplier or practitioner must 
perform an on-site evaluation of the beneficiary's home to verify that the beneficiary can adequately maneuver 
the device that is provided considering physical layout, doorway width, doorway thresholds, and surfaces. 
There must be a written report of this evaluation available on request. You can find this information in the 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices (L33789). 
 
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 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 $40 copayment for lab services provided in an outpatient hospital 
facility. You can find this information on page 89 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. Bitewings (D0274) is not included on this list 
and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 88 to 97 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 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 30% coinsurance for Medicare-covered diagnostic procedures and tests, 
lab services, blood services, diagnostic and nuclear medicine radiological services, therapeutic radiology 
services, and X-rays. You can find this information on page 54 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 the determination by the physician of the medical necessity of a pneumatic compression 
device must include: 
 
    1. The patient's diagnosis and prognosis; 
   2. Symptoms and objective findings, including measurements which establish the severity of the condition; 
    3. The reason the device is required, including the treatments which have been tried and failed; and 
    4. The clinical response to an initial treatment with the device. 
 
The clinical response includes the change in pre-treatment measurements, ability to tolerate the treatment 
session and parameters, and ability of the patient (or caregiver) to apply the device for continued use in the 
home. 
 
The only time that a segmented, calibrated gradient pneumatic compression device (HCPCs code E0652) 
would be covered is when the individual has unique characteristics that prevent them from receiving 
satisfactory pneumatic compression treatment using a nonsegmented device in conjunction with a segmented 
appliance or a segmented compression device without manual control of pressure in each chamber. 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Pneumatic 
Compression Devices (280.6). 
 
The rules say that pneumatic compression devices (PCD) related accessories (E0655, E0656, E0657, E0660, 
E0665, E0666, E0667, E0668, E0669, E0670, E0671, E0672, E0673) are eligible for reimbursement only when 
the appropriate, related base PCDs (E0650, E0651, E0652, E0675) meets the applicable coverage criteria for 
that type of PCD. If the base PCD is not covered, related accessories are not eligible for reimbursement. Claims 
for related items will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. 
 
PCD CODE SELECTION (E0650, E0651, E0652, E0675, E0676) 
 
A PCD coded as E0650 or E0651 is used for lymphedema or CVI. An E0650 compressor with a segmented 
appliance/sleeve (E0671, E0672, E0673) is considered functionally equivalent to an E0651 compressor with a 
segmented appliance/sleeve (E0667, E0668, E0669). 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pneumatic Compression 
Devices (L33829). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare does not pay for nutritional supplements. You can find this rule in the Medicare 
National Coverage Determination Manual, Chapter 1, Section 180.2. 
 
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.