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 Medicaremay 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. If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. The health plan contract lists all of the covered dental benefits on page 20 in the Plan's Medicare Advantage Preventive & Comprehensive Dental Coverage Customer Handbook - January 2020. Any service not listed here is not covered.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information to the Independent Review Entity (IRE). You can find this information in the Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, Organization/Coverage Determinations, and Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1.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 $45 copayment for each specialist in-person office visit, including medical care or surgery services furnished in a physician's office, ambulatory surgical center, hospital outpatient department, or any other location. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 92 to 93 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 at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say to qualify for home health services, the patient must be:1. Confined to the home; 2. Under the care of a physician or allowed practitioner; 3. Receiving services under a plan of care established and reviewed by a physician; 4. Be in need of (a) skilled nursing care on an intermittent basis, (b) physical therapy, (c) speech therapy or (d) continuing occupational therapy. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 409.42.The rules say that eligibility for the home health benefit will be determined based on the certifying physician's records. If the enrollee was directly admitted to home health from an acute or post-acute care facility, the facility records may be used instead. The medical records for the enrollee must contain information that justifies the referral for home health services.The certifying physician must document that he or she or an allowed non-physician practitioner (NPP) had a face-to-face encounter with the enrollee within the required timeframe. The records must contain the actual clinical note for the face-to-face encounter visit. You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Section 30.5.1, 30.5.1.1, and 30.5.1.2.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) is a hospital that has an average inpatient length of stay of greater than 25 days. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv)(I).  The rules say that services in an LTACH must be medically necessary, reasonable, and appropriate for the diagnosis and condition of the enrollee. The enrollee must show signs and/or symptoms severe enough to need medical care. You can find this rule in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 6, Section 6.5.2.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms allcost-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 $150 copayment for Medicare-covered outpatient surgery in an ambulatory surgical center or hospital outpatient facility. You can find this information on page 82 of the Plan's 2019 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 findthis rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pillform and those used for self-injection. The only exceptions are:1. blood-clotting factors; 2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy;3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients; 4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients;5. certain oral cancer drugs; 6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations; 7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and 8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment.You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3.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.
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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 $100 copayment for each Medicare-covered ER visit. You can find this information on page 9 of the Plan's 2019 Schedule of Cost Sharing.
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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.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that incontinence supplies are not covered because they are hygienic items that are non-reusable. 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 website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that there may be instances in which the removal of benign seborrheic keratoses, sebaceous cysts and viral warts is medically appropriate. Medicare will, therefore, consider their removal as medically necessary and not cosmetic if one or more of the following conditions are present and clearly documented in the medical record:-The lesion has one or more of the following characteristics:Bleeding or Persistent or intense itching or Pain-The lesion has physical evidence of inflammation (purulence, oozing, edema, erythema, etc.)-The lesion obstructs an orifice or clinically restricts vision-There is clinical uncertainty as to the likely diagnosis, particularly where malignancy is a realistic consideration based on lesional appearance, such as increased rate of growth and/or color changes-The lesion is in an anatomical region subject to recurrent physical trauma and there is documentation that such trauma has in fact occurred-Wart destruction will be covered if it falls under one of the conditions of the first five bullets above. In addition, because warts are a viral infection of the skin, wart destruction will be covered when any one of the following clinical circumstances is present: Periocular warts associated with chronic recurrent conjunctivitis thought secondary to lesional virus shedding Warts of recent origin in immunosuppressed patients Lesions in sensitive anatomic locations that are non-problematic do not qualify for removal coverage on the basis of location alone.You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions (L33445)(eff. 5/23/19).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) is a hospital that has an average inpatient length of stay of greater than 25 days. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv)(I).  The rules say that services in an LTACH must be medically necessary, reasonable, and appropriate for the diagnosis and condition of the enrollee. The enrollee must show signs and/or symptoms severe enough to need medical care. You can find this rule in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 6, Section 6.5.2.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules state that a power wheelchair is covered if the beneficiary's home provides adequate access between rooms, maneuvering space, and surfaces for the operation of the power wheelchair that is provided. You can find these rules and full coverage criteria in 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.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that a 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)
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The rules say that plans must pay fora 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 $275 copayment for Medicare-covered outpatient surgery at an ambulatory surgical center or hospital outpatient facility. You can find this information on page 81 of the Plan's 2019 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 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. The health plan contract says that Hyalgan is subject to step therapy. The member must meet the following criteria: has had previous treatment, contraindication, or intolerance to Orthovisc and Monovisc. (step therapy requirement). You can find rule in the Plans Pharmacy and Therapeutics Viscosupplements Coverage Policy.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-injection. The only exceptions are:1. blood-clotting factors; 2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy;3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients; 4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients;5. certain oral cancer drugs; 6. oral anti-emeticsused in certain situations; 7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and 8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment.You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules 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 does not list gingival irrigation or alveoloplasty as covered benefits. You can find this information on page 82 of the 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 findthis rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that items that do not contribute meaningfully to the treatment of an illness or injury or the functioning of a malformed body member are not covered. You can find this ruleat the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16, Section 80.The rules say that precautionary-type equipment is considered nonmedical in nature and not covered. You can find this rule at the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.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 findthis rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare pays for up to 100 days of skilled care in a SNF in each benefit period. A benefit period begins upon admission to a hospital or SNF and ends after 60 days in a row without the patient receiving hospital or skilled SNF services. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(18), at 42 CFR Sections 409.60(a) and (b) and Medicare General Information, Eligibility, and Entitlement Manual, Chapter 3, Section 10.4.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item ifregular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that medically necessary services are those that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. Medically necessary services include services to improve the functioning of a malformed body member. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A).The rules say that kyphoplasty is covered in patients withacute (<6 weeks) osteoporotic percutaneous vertebral augmentation by recent (within 30 days) advanced imaging. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L33569).The rules say that services that are not medically necessary are not covered. The rules also say that experimental and investigational devices are not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Sections 411.15 and 411.15(o).If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that raised toilet seats are not covered because they are considered hygienic equipment that is not primarily medical in nature. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.1.
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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 for Medicare beneficiaries, screening tests are governed by statute. Vitamin testing may not be used for routine screening. You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function (L33418) (eff. 10/10/19).