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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that the applicable payments made under the prospective payment systems are payment in full for
all facility or hospital services, as defined in 42 CFR 409.10. CMS does not pay any provider or supplier other
than the facility or hospital for services furnished to a beneficiary. The facility or hospital must furnish all
necessary covered services to the beneficiary either directly or under arrangements (as defined in 42 CFR
409.3). You can see this in 42 CFR 412.50 - "Furnishing of inpatient hospital services directly or under
arrangements."
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 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 $295 copayment for Medicare-covered surgery other services provided
to you at an outpatient hospital including but not limited to hospital or other facility charges and physician or
surgical charges. You can find this information on pages 4-35 to 4-36 of the Plan's 2019 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 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 $50 copayment for a medical eye exam. Covered services include outpatient physician services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the eye. You can find this information on page 113 of the Plan's 2019 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 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 $50 copayment for each emergency room visit. You can find this
information on page 4-16 of the Plan's 2019 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 state that Cranial Nerve (Hypoglossal) Stimulation for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep has been
determined to be not reasonable and necessary as review of published literature does not support these services
at this time.
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Services That Are Not Reasonable
and Necessary (L35094).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 pages 49-50 of the Plan's 2019 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 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.
Medicare rule state that payment for outpatient hospital system is made through the Outpatient Prospective
Payment System (OPPS). Procedures that are discontinued after the patient has been prepared for the procedure
and taken to the procedure room but before anesthesia is provided will be paid at 50 percent of the full OPPS
payment amount. However, procedures that are discontinued, partially reduced or cancelled after the procedure
has been initiated and/or the patient has received anesthesia will be paid at the full OPPS payment amount. You
can find this information in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 20.6.4(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 says that enrollees must pay a $250 copayment for each Medicare-covered ambulatory surgical center
visit. You can find this information on page 80 of the Plan's 2019 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that the Decipher GC assay is covered only when the following clinical conditions are met: 1. Patient with prostate cancer who has undergone a RP within the previous 60 months and is being considered for postoperative secondary therapy due to one or more cancer-recurrence risk factors, and 2. Patient must have achieved initial PSA nadir (defined as PSA at or below 0.2ng/ml) within 120 days of RP surgery, and 3. Patient must not have any evidence of distant metastasis, and 4. Patient must not have received any neo-adjuvant treatment prior to surgery, and 5. Decipher GC is performed on a patient's RP specimen, and 6. Patient's surgical pathology report or medical records must have documented presence of adverse pathology: -Pathological stage T2 disease with a positive surgical margin, or -Pathological stage T3 disease (e.g., extraprostatic extension, seminal vesicle invasion, bladder neck invasion), or -Rising PSA after initial PSA nadir, and 7. Testing has been ordered by a physician who is certified in the Decipher Biosciences Decipher Certification and Training Registry (CTR) You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): MolDX: Decipher Prostate Cancer Classifier Assay (L36343) - Effective December 1, 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.
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 the supplier for all Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, and Orthotic Supplies
(DMEPOS) is required to maintain proof of delivery documentation in their files. You can find this rule at the
Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 5, Section 5.2.1.
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.
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 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 lists the specific dental services that are covered by the Plan. Prefabricated abutment is not listed and
therefore is not a covered service. You can find this information on pages 91 through 103 of the Plan's 2019
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 modifier AW must be billed with an item furnished in conjunction with a surgical dressing.
You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 20, Section 30.9.
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 Transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS) is considered medically necessary in adults who have a confirmed diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), single or recurrent episode and meet the following criteria:-Resistance to treatment as evidenced by a lack of a clinically significant response to four (4) trials of psychopharmacologic agents in the current depressive episode; oTwo different agent classes, at or above the minimum effective dose and duration and includes trials of at least two (2) evidence-based augmentation therapies; or-Inability to tolerate psychopharmacologic agents as evidenced by four (4) trials of psychopharmacologic agents with distinct side effects; or -History of response to TMS in a previous depressive episode; or-History of response to electroconvulsivetherapy (ECT) in a previous or current MDD episode, or inability to tolerate ECT, and TMS is considered a less invasive treatment option; and-A trial of an evidence-based psychotherapy known to be effective in the treatment of MDD of an adequate frequency and duration without significant improvement in depressive symptoms as documented by standardized rating scales that reliably measure depressive symptoms; and-The TMS treatment is delivered by a device that is FDA-approved or -cleared for the treatment of MDD in a safe and effective manner. TMS treatment should generally follow the protocol and parameters specified in the manufacturer's user manual, with modifications only as supported by the published scientific evidence base; and -The order for treatment (or retreatment) is written by a physician (MD or DO) who has examined the patient and reviewed the record. The physician must have experience in administering TMS therapy and the treatment must be given under direct supervision of this physician, i.e., he or she must be in the area and be immediately available.You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (L33398) effective October 24, 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.
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).
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 41 of the Plan's 2019
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 to qualify for home health services, the patient must be: 1. Confined to the home;
2. Under the care of a physician;
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 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 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 non-invasive vascular studies are considered medically necessary if the ordering physician has reasonable expectation that their outcomes will potentially impact the clinical management of the patient. Services are deemed medically necessary when the following conditions are met: -Significant signs/symptoms of arterial or venous disease are present; and/or -The information is necessary for appropriate medical and/or surgical management; and/or -The test is not redundant of other diagnostic procedures that must be performed. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Non-Invasive Vascular Studies (L33627) - Effective October 1, 2019. The rules say that cerebrovascular arterial studies may be considered medically necessary if one or more of the following signs and symptoms are present: -Asymptomatic or symptomatic cervical bruits; -Amaurosis fugax; -Focal cerebral or ocular transient ischemic attacks (including but not limited to): 1. localizing symptoms, e.g., sensory loss; and/or 2. weakness of one side of the face; and/or 3. slurred speech; and/or 4. weakness of a limb; -Syncope that is strongly suggestive of vertebrobasilar or bilateral carotid artery disease in etiology, as suggested by medical history; -Recent history of a previous neurologic or cerebrovascular event; -Before major cardiac and vascular surgery when a bruit is noted, there is history of previous neurologic or cerebrovascular event, or there is documented clinical suspicion of extracranial carotid occlusion and the rationale for the study is included in the chart; -After carotid endarterectomy (outside the global period), or follow-up of previously documented stenoses; -Pulsatile neck mass; -Evaluation of blunt or penetrating neck trauma; -Ocular microembolism (optic nerve/retinal arterial-Hollenhorst plaques/ocular); You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Non-Invasive Vascular Studies (L33627) - Effective October 1, 2019. The rules say that studies may not be considered medically necessary if performed for the following signs and symptoms: -Drop attack or syncope are rare indications usually seen with vertebrobasilar or bilateral carotid artery disease. -Dizziness is not a typical indication unless associated with other localizing signs or symptoms. However, episodic dizziness with symptom characteristics typical of transient ischemic attacks may indicate medical necessity, especially when other more common sources, e.g., postural hypotension or transiently decreased cardiac output as demonstrated by cardiac event monitoring, have been previously excluded; and/or -Headaches (including migraines).
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Non-Invasive Vascular Studies (L33627) - Effective October 1, 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.
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 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 8 of the 2019 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 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 says that routine preventive teeth cleanings are limited to a maximum of 2 per calendar year. You can find this information on page 83 of the Plan's 2019 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 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 44 of the Plan's 2019
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 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.