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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 only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers up to 60 one-way ground transportation trips per year. Trips must be to or from Plan-approved locations, 
and each one-way trip must not exceed 75 miles of driving distance. A trip is one-way transportation, a round 
trip is two trips. You can find this information on pages 4-59 to 4-60 of the Plans 2022 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 Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers up to 48 one-way trips to Plan-approved locations every year. You can find this information on pages 4-
59 to 4-60 of the Plans 2022 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 Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers up to 100 one-way trips and each one-way trip must not exceed 50 miles of driving distance. You can 
find this information on page 4-54 of the Plans 2022 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 pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers up to 48 one-way ground transportation trips per year. You can find this information on pages 4-75 to 4-
76 of the Plans 2022 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 treatment of chronic migraines will be covered when they meet the following diagnostic 
criteria: for migraine with aura and /or criteria for migraine without aura. Treatment with botulinum toxin may 
be given every 12 weeks as multiple injections around the head and neck. 
 
A. Migraine with aura
2
: 
1. At least two attacks fulfilling the following criteria a and b 
a. One or more of the following fully reversible aura symptoms 
o Visual (aura, changes in vision) 
o sensory (e.g., tingling in hands or face, pins and needles, numbness 
o speech and/or language difficulties 
o motor (e.g., weakness) 
o brainstem (e.g., vertigo, tinnitus, loss of hearing, diploplia, ataxia not attributable 
to sensory deficit, and decreased level of consciousness) 
o retinal (visual disturbance, flash of light, blind spot) 
b. At least three of the following six characteristics: 
o at least one aura symptom spreads gradually over > 5 minutes 
o two or more aura symptoms occur in succession 
o each individual aura symptoms last 5-60 minutes 
o at least one aura symptom is unilateral 
o at least one aura symptom is positive 
o the arura is accompanied, or followed within 60 minutes, by headache 
B. Migraine without aura
2
: 
1. At least five attacks fulfilling the following criteria 
a. Headache attacks lasting 4-72 hours (when untreated or unsuccessfully treated) 
b. Headache has at least two of the following: 
o unilateral location 
o pulsating quality 
o moderate or severe pain intensity 
o aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity (e.g. walking or 
climbing stairs) 
c. During headache at least one of the following: 
o nausea and/or vomiting 
o photophobia and phonophobia You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Botulinum Toxin Type A & Type B (eff. 
11/14/21). 
 
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 state that diagnostic breath analyses are tests performed to measure either the hydrogen or carbon 
dioxide content of the breath after the ingestion of certain compounds. The analyses are performed to diagnose 
certain gastrointestinal disease states. 
 
The Following Breath Test is Covered: 
 
Lactose breath hydrogen to detect lactose malabsorption. 
 
The Following Breath Tests are Excluded from Coverage: 
 
Lactulose breath hydrogen for diagnosing small bowel bacterial overgrowth and measuring small bowel transit 
time. 
CO2 for diagnosing bile acid malabsorption. 
CO2 for diagnosing fat malabsorption. 
 
You can find this rule at the Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD)-100.5, Diagnostic Breath 
Analyses. 
 
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 providers/suppliers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the 
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the Physician Fee Schedule Status Indicator T means that there are RVUs and payment 
amounts for these services, but they are only paid if there are no other services payable under the physician fee 
schedule billed on the same date by the same provider. If any other services payable under the physician fee 
schedule are billed on the same date by the same provider, these services are bundled into the physician 
services for which payment is made.  You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, 30.2.2. 
 
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.
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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 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-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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3. 
 
The rules say that Medicare extends coverage to oral anti-emetic drugs that are used as full replacement for 
intravenous dosage forms of a cancer regimen under the following conditions:  
- Coverage is provided only for oral drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as 
anti-emetics;  
- The oral anti-emetic must either be administered by the treating physician or in accordance with a written 
order from the physician as part of a cancer chemotherapy regimen;  
- Oral anti-emetic drugs administered with a particular chemotherapy treatment must be initiated within 2 hours 
of the administration of the chemotherapeutic agent and may be continued for a period not to exceed 48 hours 
from that time;  
- The oral anti-emetic drugs provided must be used as a full therapeutic replacement for the intravenous anti-
emetic drugs that would have otherwise been administered at the time of the chemotherapy treatment. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.5.4. 
 
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 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, 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 Sections 422.2 and 422.136. 
 
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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. 
Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You 
can find this information on page 73 of the Plan's 2022 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 covers a lung cancer screening counseling and shared decision-making visit, and 
for appropriate beneficiaries, annual screening for lung cancer with LDCT, as an additional preventive service 
benefit under the Medicare program when certain criteria are met. For purposes of Medicare coverage of lung 
cancer screening with LDCT, beneficiaries must meet all of the following eligibility criteria: 
 
1.  Age of 50-77 years, 
2.  Absence of signs/symptoms of lung cancer, 
3.  Tobacco smoking history of at least 20 pack-years (one pack-year equates to smoking one pack/day for one 
year, 
4.  Current smoker or former smoker who quit within the last 15 years. 
5.  Receive an order for lung cancer screening with LDCT 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Lung Cancer Screening with 
Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) (210.14). 
 
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 home delivery of meals may be offered as a supplemental benefit if the services are: 1) 
Needed due to an illness; 2) Consistent with established medical treatment of the illness; and 3) Offered for a 
short duration. You can find this rule in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 also says that meals delivered to your home following discharge from a hospital as an inpatient due to 
congestive heart failure, up to two meals per day in a consecutive four-week period, once per calendar year. A 
referral is required. You can find this information on page 70 of the Plan's 2022 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 for bone mass measurements, there must be an order by the individuals physician or 
qualified nonphysician practitioner treating the patient following an evaluation of the need for a measurement, 
including a determination as to the medically appropriate measurement to be used for the individual. A 
physician or qualified nonphysician practitioner treating the beneficiary for purposes of this provision is one 
who furnishes a consultation or treats a beneficiary for a specific medical problem and who uses the results in 
the management of the patient. For the purpose of the bone mass measurement benefit, qualified nonphysician 
practitioners include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse 
midwives. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Bone Mineral Density Studies 
(L36356) - Effective September 10, 2019 (Retired 10/1/22). 
 
The rules say that in addition to gender and estrogen-deficiency, pertinent factors acceptable as documentation 
for the clinical risk include, but are not limited to: age, family history and personal history of fractures as an 
adult, race, bone structure and body weight, premature menopause, lifestyle, medications, chronic diseases, and 
other genetic and environmental factors. Symptoms and findings of osteoporosis include, but are not limited to: 
back pain, loss of height, curving spine, and chest x-ray showing osteopenia. You can find this rule in the Local 
Coverage Determination (LCD) - Bone Mineral Density Studies (L36356) - Effective September 10, 2019 
(Retired 10/1/22). 
 
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.