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 state that services for which the sole purpose is to enable the patient to continue residing in their 
home (such as cooking, shopping, Meals on Wheels, cleaning, laundry) are excluded from home health 
coverage. You can find this rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Section 80.4. 
 
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. The contract 
says that the Plan offers a supplemental (extra) benefit to cover home delivered meals for 14 consecutive days 
(up to a maximum of 28 meals total) within 30 days of discharge from an overnight stay in a hospital or skilled 
nursing facility. You can find this information on page 86 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 state that cochlear implantation may be covered for treatment of bilateral pre- or-post-linguistic, 
sensorineural, moderate-to-profound hearing loss in individuals who demonstrate limited benefit from 
amplification. Limited benefit from amplification is defined by test scores of less than or equal to 40% correct 
in the best-aided listening condition on tape-recorded tests of open-set sentence cognition. Medicare coverage 
is provided only for those patients who meet all of the following selection guidelines. 
- Diagnosis of bilateral moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing impairment with limited benefit from 
appropriate hearing (or vibrotactile) aids; 
- Cognitive ability to use auditory clues and a willingness to undergo an extended program of 
rehabilitation; 
- Freedom from middle ear infection, an accessible cochlear lumen that is structurally suited to 
implantation, and freedom from lesions in the auditory nerve and acoustic areas of the central nervous 
system; 
- No contraindications to surgery; and 
- The device must be used in accordance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved labeling. 
 
You can find these rules in National Coverage Determination (NCD) Cochlear Implantation (50.3). 
 
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. 
 
A power operated vehicle (POV) is covered if all of the basic coverage criteria (A-C) have been met and if 
criteria D-I are also met. 
 
    D. The beneficiary is able to: 
        Safely transfer to and from a POV, and 
        Operate the tiller steering system, and 
        Maintain postural stability and position while operating the POV in the home. 
    E. The beneficiarys mental capabilities (e.g., cognition, judgment) and physical capabilities (e.g., vision) are 
sufficient for safe mobility using a POV in the home. 
 
    F. The beneficiarys home provides adequate access between rooms, maneuvering space, and surfaces for the 
operation of the POV that is provided. 
 
    G. The beneficiarys weight is less than or equal to the weight capacity of the POV that is provided and 
greater than or equal to 95% of the weight capacity of the next lower weight class POV  i.e., a Heavy Duty 
POV is covered for a beneficiary weighing 285  450 pounds; a Very Heavy Duty POV is covered for a 
beneficiary weighing 428  600 pounds. 
 
    H. Use of a POV will significantly improve the beneficiarys ability to participate in MRADLs and the 
beneficiary will use it in the home. 
 
    I. The beneficiary has not expressed an unwillingness to use a POV in the home. 
 
If a POV will be used inside the home and coverage criteria A-I are not met, it will be denied as not reasonable 
and necessary. 
 
If the PWC base is not covered, then related accessories will be denied. You can find this information in the 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for 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 at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that when billing multiple units of a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System 
(HCPCS)/Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, providers must enter the actual number of units 
provided on the claim form. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet 
Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 26, Section 10.4. 
 
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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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 payment for CPT 77014 is included in the APC payment for CPT code 77031 for intensity 
modulated radiation therapy planning (IMRT). These codes should not be reported in addition to CPT code 
77301 when provided prior to or as part of the development of the IMRT plan. You can find this rule in the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare 
Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 200.3.1. 
 
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 MA plans may specify brands and manufacturers as preferred and charge lower cost-sharing 
for the preferred brands or may limit the DME to only those preferred brands and manufacturers, as long as the 
following conditions are met (42 CFR 422.100: 
 
 The MA plan provides all categories of DME covered under original Medicare Part B; 
 The MA plan ensures that enrollees have access to all medically necessary (including non-preferred) DME 
products or brands; 
 The MA plans contracted suppliers provide access to all preferred DME brands; 
 During an enrollees first year of enrollment in an MA plan, if the enrollee requests, the plan will provide a 
90-day transition period (commencing with the initial time of enrollment) during which the plan provides (and 
repairs, as applicable) non-preferred DME brands furnished in the previous year; 
 Although the MA plan may add brands to its preferred formulary during the year, it may not remove any 
brands mid-year; 
 The MA plan treats denials of non-preferred DME products or brands as organization determinations; 
 The MA plan discloses DME coverage limitations and appeal rights in the case of a denial of a non-preferred 
DME product or brand with the EOC and ANOC and on its website; and 
 The MA plan provides full coverage, without limitation on brand and manufacturer, to DME categories or 
subcategories annually determined by CMS to require full coverage. 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual Chapter 4, Section 10.12.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The plan 
contract states that OneTouch brand test strips are the preferred brand. This information can be found on page 
79 of the 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 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, 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 Health 
Plan contract also says that certain telehealth services may be covered. If you choose to get one of these 
services by telehealth, you must use a network provider who offers the service by telehealth. You can find this 
information on page 128 of the Plan's 2021 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, 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 the Point of Service (POS) option lets you use doctors and hospitals outside the plan provider 
network. You may receive all plan covered services from non-network providers, but you will have to pay a 
higher cost sharing than the one you pay when using in network providers. Please note that the POS benefit 
covers the United States and its territories. Providers rendering services under this option must be state-licensed 
or state certified. This is not the same benefit as visiting out of network doctors and/or hospitals during an 
emergency or urgently needed care. Or, if you need medical care that Medicare requires our plan to cover and 
we do not have providers available in our network to provide the service, you can get this care from an out-of-
network provider. You will need to obtain authorization from the plan prior to seeking care. You can find this 
information on pages 85-86 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 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 Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, Organization/Coverage 
Determinations, and Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1. 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
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 $50 copayment for an emergency room visit. The contract also says 
emergency care includes services that are needed to evaluate or stabilize an emergency medical condition. The 
contract also says that an emergency is when you, or any other prudent layperson with an average knowledge 
of health and medicine, believe that you have medical symptoms that require immediate medical attention to 
prevent loss of life, loss of a limb, or loss of function of a limb. You can find this information on page 76 of the 
Plan's 2021 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 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 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). 
 
The rules say that endoluminal radiofrequency ablation (ERFA) and laser ablation are covered only for the 
treatment of symptomatic varicosities of the lesser or greater saphenous veins and their tributaries which have 
failed 3 months of conservative therapy. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities (L34010). 
 
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 the medical necessity for a walker with an enclosed frame (E0144) has not been established. 
Therefore, if an enclosed frame walker is provided, it will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can 
find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Walkers (L33791). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that 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 applicable payments made under the prospective payment systems are payment in full for 
all facility or hospital services, as defined in 42 CFR Section 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 Section (409.3). You can see this in 42 CFR Section 412.50  Furnishing of inpatient hospital services 
directly or under arrangements. 
 
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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Please note, the Local Coverage Determination, L36393, the Plan used in their decision to deny services is not 
binding in this case. The rule does not have Medicare Part B jurisdiction where the services were provided. 
 
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 presumptive urine drug testing (UDT) may be ordered by the clinician caring for a 
beneficiary when it is necessary to rapidly obtain and/or integrate results into clinical assessment and treatment 
decisions. Definitive UDT may be reasonable and necessary based on patient specific indications, including 
historical use, medication response, and clinical assessment, when accurate results are necessary to make 
clinical decisions. The clinicians rationale for the definitive UDT and the tests ordered must be documented in 
the patients medical record. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Controlled 
Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing, L3666/ (eff 04/08/21).  
 
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.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(3). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care 
and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available 
(generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan 
authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on page 11 of the 2021 Evidence 
of Coverage..
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay a $40 copayment for Vision Care, Medicare covered eye exams to 
diagnose and treat eye conditions. You can find this information on page 102 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of 
Coverage (EOC).
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(3). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care 
and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available 
(generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan 
authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on page 27 of the Plan's 2022 
Evidence of Coverage.