Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2006):

Proving medical necessity in claims for Medicare reimbursement: Eleventh Circuit finds a certificate of medical necessity does not unequivocally establish medical necessity under Part B of the Medicare Act--Gulfcoast Medical Supply, Inc. v. Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

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Author/s: Tinkey, Nicole M (NM);

Affiliation: Boston University School of Law, USA.

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Publication Type: Journal Article; Legal Cases

Journal: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (J Law Med Ethics), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-; vol 35 (issue 3) : pp 502-3

Dates: Created 2007/10/05; Completed 2007/10/31;

PMID: 17918668, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Certification Humans Insurance Claim Review - legislation & jurisprudence Insurance, Health, Reimbursement - legislation & jurisprudence

Insurance, Health, Reimbursement - legislation & jurisprudence Medicare Part B - legislation & jurisprudence Needs Assessment United States

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