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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 $40 copayment per visit for Medicare-covered exams to diagnose and treat diseases of the eye, including an annual glaucoma screening for members at high risk. You can find this information on page 90 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that a mental health counselor is not eligible to participate in Medicare. You can find this rule at the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 15, Section 15.4.8.
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 20% coinsurance for in-network, Medicare-covered surgery or 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 page 4-43 of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay $50 copayment for services obtained from a specialist, or under certain circumstances, treatment by a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant or other non-physician health care professionals in an in-network specialist's office. You can find this information on page 4-45 of 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare pays for home health care services under a prospective payment system (HH PPS). Home health services under a plan of care are paid based on a 60-day episode of care. Payment for home health care episodes is usually made in two parts. To receive the first part of the HH PPS split payment, the home health agency must submit a Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP). Specific data elements are required to submit a RAP. The home health agency must enter the claim -Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) matching key output by the Grouper software. This is known as the Treatment Authorization Code. You can find this rule, a list of the data elements, and instructions for the Treatment Authorization Code in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 40.1.The rules say that after a RAP has been paid and a 60-day episode has been completed or the enrollee has been discharged, the home health agency must submit a claim to receive the rest of payment due for the episode. You can find this rule and detailed instructions for the claim in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 40.2.The rules also say that certain data elements are required. Any claim with incomplete, missing, or invalid information for all of these elements may be returned as unprocessable. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 1, Section 80.3.1.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 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 you receive your care from a provider who is eligible to provide services under
Original Medicare. Except for emergency care, the plan cannot pay a provider who as opted out of or been
excluded or precluded from the Medicare program. If you go to a provider who is not eligible to participate in
Medicare, you will be responsible for the full cost of the services you receive. You can find this information on
page 3-3 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules state that equipment which the enrollee owns or is a capped rental item may be replaced in cases of
loss or irreparable damage. Irreparable damage refers to a specific accident or to a natural disaster (e.g., fire,
flood). A physician's order and/or new Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN), when required, is needed to
reaffirm the medical necessity of the item.
Irreparable wear refers to deterioration sustained from day-to-day usage over time and a specific event cannot
be identified. Replacement of equipment due to irreparable wear takes into consideration the reasonable useful
lifetime of the equipment. If the item of equipment has been in continuous use by the enrollee on either a rental
or purchase basis for the equipment's useful lifetime, the enrollee may elect to obtain a new piece of
equipment. Replacement may be reimbursed when a new physician order and/or new CMN, when required, is
needed to reaffirm the medical necessity of the item.
The reasonable useful lifetime of durable medical equipment is determined through program instructions. In the
absence of program instructions, A/B MACS (B) may determine the reasonable useful lifetime (RUL) of
equipment, but in no case can it be less than 5 years. Computation of the useful lifetime is based on when the
equipment is delivered to the enrollee, not the age of the equipment. Replacement due to wear is not covered
during the reasonable useful lifetime of the equipment. During the reasonable useful lifetime, Medicare does
cover repair up to the cost of replacement (but not actual replacement) for medically necessary equipment
owned by the enrollee. These rules can be found in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15, Section
110.2 for Repairs, Maintenance, Replacement, and Delivery.
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 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 Section 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 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 48 of the 2019 EOC.
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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 $5 copayment laboratory services. You can find this information in Chapter 4 onpage 85 of the Plan's 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 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 $65 copayment for Urgently needed services. You can find this information on page 89 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. The rules say that urinary catheters and external urinary collection devices are covered to drain or collect urine for a beneficiary who has permanent urinary incontinence or permanent urinary retention. Permanent urinary retention is defined as retention that is not expected to be medically or surgically corrected in that beneficiary within 3 months. If the catheter or the external urinary collection device meets the coverage criteria then the related supplies that are necessary for their effective use are also covered. Urological supplies that are used for purposes not related to the covered use of catheters or external urinary collection devices (i.e., drainage and/or collection of urine from the bladder) will be denied as non-covered. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Urological Supplies - Policy Article (A52521) - Effective January 1, 2019. The rules say that the beneficiary must have a permanent impairment of urination. This does not require a determination that there is no possibility that the beneficiary's condition may improve sometime in the future. If the medical record, including the judgment of the attending physician, indicates the condition is of long and indefinite duration (ordinarily at least 3 months), the test of permanence is considered met. Catheters and related supplies will be denied as non-covered in situations in which it is expected that the condition will be temporary. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Urological Supplies - Policy Article (A52521) - Effective January 1, 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.
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he 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 therapeutic continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and related supplies are covered by Medicare when all of the following coverage criteria (1-6) are met:1. The beneficiary has diabetes mellitus (Reference ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity section for applicable diagnoses); and,2. The beneficiary has been using a BGM and performing frequent (four ormore times a day) testing; and,3. The beneficiary is insulin-treated with multiple (three or more) daily injections of insulin or a Medicare-covered continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) pump; and,4. The beneficiary's insulin treatment regimen requires frequent adjustment by the beneficiary on the basis of BGM or CGM testing results; and,5. Within six (6) months prior to ordering the CGM, the treating practitioner has an in-person visit with the beneficiary to evaluate their diabetes control and determined that criteria (1-4) above are met; and,6. Every six (6) months following the initial prescription of the CGM, the treating practitioner has an in-person visit with the beneficiary to assess adherence to their CGM regimen and diabetes treatment plan.When a therapeutic CGM (code K0554) is covered, the related supply allowance (code K0553) is also covered.If any of coverage criteria (1-6) are not met, the CGM and related supply allowance will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Glucose Monitors (L33822).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 state that when an initial below knee prosthesis (L5500) or a preparatory below knee prosthesis (L5510-L5530, L5540) is provided, prosthetic substitutions and/or additions of procedures and components are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes L5629, L5638, L5639, L5646, L5647, L5704, L5785, L5962, and L5980 which will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. When a below knee preparatory prefabricated prosthesis (L5535) is provided, prosthetic substitutions and/or additions of procedures are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes L5620, L5629, L5645, L5646, L5670, L5676, L5704, and L5962 which will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Lower Limb Prostheses (L33787).
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 state that before submitting a claim to the DME MAC the supplier must have on file a dispensing order, the detailed written order, the CMN (if applicable), the DIF (if applicable), informationfrom the treating physician concerning the patient's diagnosis, and any information required for the use of specific modifiers or attestation statements as defined in certain DMEMAC policies. The supplier should also obtain as much documentation from the patient's medical record as they determine they need to assure themselves that coverage criteria for anitem have been met. If the information in the patient's medical record does not adequately support the medical necessity for the item, the supplier is liable for the dollar amount involved unless a properly executed ABN of possible denial has been obtained. You can find this information in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 5 -Items and Services Having Special DME Review Considerations, Section 5.7 -Documentation in the Patient's Medical Record and Section 5.8 -Supplier Documentation.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 oritem 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 (suchas 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 percentageof 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 there is no coinsurance, copayment or deductible for annual wellness visits. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 48of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay a $15 copayment for primary care provider visits. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 69 of 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 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 $250 copayment per visit for in-network, Medicare-covered surgical, IV therapy and blood transfusion services. 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 find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 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 Section 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 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 in Chapter 3 on pages 3-3 to 3-4 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes all of the covered codes listed on page 75 through 83 of the 2020 Evidence of Coverage. Any code not listed here is not covered.