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. 
 
Medicare does not pay for eye exams for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact 
lenses for refractive error only. Medicare does not pay for procedures performed in the course of any eye exam 
to determine the refractive state of the eyes. Refractive procedures are not covered even when done in 
connection with otherwise covered diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. You can find these rules at 42 
CFR Section 411.15(c). 
 
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 the Plan provides a $100 allowance once every 24 months for you to use toward the purchase price of 
eyewear to correct vision. The Plan contract also says if the eyewear you purchase costs more than $100, you 
pay the difference. You can find this information on pages 84 and 85 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 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 10 one-way trips to plan-approved locations every year. You can find this information on pages 61 
and 62 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. 
 
Medicare does not pay for low vision aids. This exclusion includes all devices that use one or more lenses to 
aid vision or magnify images. This rule applies no matter the size, form or technological features of the device. 
This rule does not apply to:  
 
1. post-surgical prosthetic lenses after surgery in which the lens of the eye was removed;  
 
2. prosthetic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and one pair of conventional eyeglasses or contact lenses furnished after 
each cataract surgery with insertion of an IOL; and  
 
3. prosthetic lenses used by those who are lacking the natural lens of the eye and who were not furnished with 
an IOL.  
You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(b). 
  
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 the Plan covers a frames and lens package. You have a choice of $300 benefit toward the 
purchase and fitting of eyeglasses and pair of lenses or contact lenses (1 per calendar year). Contact lenses will 
include conventional or disposable. In-network you pay any amount over $300 retail price. You can find this 
information on page 87 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. 
 
Medicare does not pay for eye exams for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact 
lenses for refractive error only. Medicare does not pay for procedures performed in the course of any eye exam 
to determine the refractive state of the eyes. Refractive procedures are not covered even when done in 
connection with otherwise covered diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. You can find these rules at 42 
CFR Section 411.15(c). 
 
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 the Plan covers one pair of standard lenses and frames every two years. You can find this information on 
page 4-56 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 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 24 one-way trips. You can find this information on page A1-54 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 effective for claims with dates of service on and after March 3, 2009, the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services finds that the evidence is sufficient to determine that the results of the sleep 
tests identified below can be used by a beneficiarys treating physician to diagnose OSA, that the use of such 
sleep testing technologies demonstrates improved health outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries who have OSA 
and receive the appropriate treatment, and that these tests are thus reasonable and necessary under section 
1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. 
 
1. Type I PSG is covered when used to aid the diagnosis of OSA in beneficiaries who have clinical signs and 
symptoms indicative of OSA if performed attended in a sleep lab facility. 
 
2. Type II or Type III sleep testing devices are covered when used to aid the diagnosis of OSA in beneficiaries 
who have clinical signs and symptoms indicative of OSA if performed unattended in or out of a sleep lab 
facility or attended in a sleep lab facility. 
 
3. Type IV sleep testing devices measuring three or more channels, one of which is airflow, are covered when 
used to aid the diagnosis of OSA in beneficiaries who have signs and symptoms indicative of OSA if 
performed unattended in or out of a sleep lab facility or attended in a sleep lab facility. 
 
4. Sleep testing devices measuring three or more channels that include actigraphy, oximetry, and peripheral 
arterial tone, are covered when used to aid the diagnosis of OSA in beneficiaries who have signs and symptoms 
indicative of OSA if performed unattended in or out of a sleep lab facility or attended in a sleep lab facility. 
 
You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Sleep Testing for Obstructive 
Sleep Apnea (OSA) 240.4.1. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that a type of pre-symptom memory loop recorder (MLR) called an implantable loop recorder 
(ILR) is implanted subcutaneously in a patients upper left chest and may remain implanted for many months. 
An ILR is used when syncope is thought to be cardiac-related, but is too infrequent to be detected by either a 
Holter monitor or a traditional pre-symptom MLR. You can find this rule in National Coverage Determination 
(NCD) Electrocardiographic Services (20.15). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare 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 100 one-way transportation trips when each one-way trip does not exceed 50 miles. You can find this 
information on pages 4-54 to 4-55 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 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). 
 
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 there is a $750 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan 
deductible applies to outpatient surgery. You can find this information in the Medical Benefits Chart on page 
69 of the Plan's 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. 
 
Treatment for LUTS/BPH treatment will be considered medically reasonable and necessary when 
performed ONCE in patients with the following: 
1. Indications including ALL of the following: 
a. Age less than or equal to 80 
b. Prostate volume of 30-150 cc by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)
4,5
 
c. Persistent moderate to severe symptoms despite maximal medical management 
including ALL of the following: 
i. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) greater than or equal to 12
4
 
ii. Maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) of less than or equal to 15 mL/s
4
 (voided volume 
greater than 125 cc) 
iii. Failure, contraindication or intolerance to at least three months of conventional medical 
therapy for LUTS/BPH (e.g., alpha blocker, PDE5 Inhibitor, finasteride/dutasteride) 
2. Only treatment using an FDA approved/cleared device will be considered medically reasonable and 
necessary. 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the 
Prostate (L38726). 
 
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 a Medicare plan may not pay for services given by a physician or other practitioner who has 
opted out of Medicare. This rule does not apply to emergency or urgently needed services. A Medicare plan 
must pay for emergency or urgently needed services given by a physician or practitioner who has not signed a 
private contract with the enrollee. You can find these rules at 42 CFR Sections 422.102 and 422.220 and in the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed 
Care Manual, Chapter 6, Section 60.2. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes 
preventive and comprehensive dental services. This benefit also only covers providers that are contracted with 
their dental vendor to provide the dental services. You can find this information on pages 71 to 73 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 TKA is considered reasonable and necessary for individuals with one or more of the 
following*: 
1. Advanced Joint disease and all of the following (a,b,c): 
 
a. The joint disease is evidenced by conventional radiography, or magnetic resonance imaging 
(MRI)*; and 
b. Pain or functional disability attributable to the advanced joint disease; and 
c. Unsuccessful non-surgical medical management*, when appropriate, and attempted for a 
minimum of 3 months. (When non-surgical medical management is not appropriate, the medical 
record must clearly document the basis for that conclusion); 
or 
2. Failure of a previous osteotomy; or 
3. Distal femur fracture; or 
4. Malignancy of the distal femur, proximal tibia, knee joint or adjacent soft tissues; or 
5. Failure of previous unicompartmental knee replacement; or 
6. Avascular necrosis of the knee; or 
7. Proximal tibia fracture 
You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L36039: Total Joint Arthroplasty (eff. 
10/10/19). 
 
The rules say that the records must include documentation of unsuccessful non-surgical medical management. 
Documentation should establish a history of a reasonable attempt at conservative therapy as appropriate for the 
patient in their current episode of care. Clinically appropriate non-surgical medical management typically 
includes one or more of the following: 
 anti-inflammatory medications and/or analgesics; and/or 
 flexibility and muscle strengthening exercises; and/or 
 supervised physical therapy; and/or 
 assistive device use; and/or 
 reasonable activity restrictions; and/or 
 weight reduction as appropriate; and/or  therapeutic injections into the joint as appropriate. 
You can find this rule at Local Coverage Article (LCA) A57428: Billing and Coding: Total Joint Arthroplasty 
(eff. 10/10/19). 
 
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 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 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 28-34 of the Plan's 2021 
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 viscosupplementation is most commonly used to treat symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee. 
Viscosupplementation of joints other than the knee(s) are considered not reasonable and necessary and are not 
subject to coverage. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Hyaluronan Acid 
Therapies for Osteoarthritis of the Knee (L35427) - Effective October 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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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 $250 copayment for each non-Medicare covered ambulance 
stabilization when there is no transport. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 70 to 71. of the 
Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).