A major draw for Medicare Advantage is the supplemental benefit offerings that these private plans can provide, ranging from dental and vision coverage to pharmacy benefits to programs targeting the social determinants of health. And while those benefits have largely grown with the program, payment ra...
Aetna plans exclude coverage of cosmetic surgery and procedures that are not medically necessary, but generally provide coverage when the surgery or procedure is needed to improve the functioning of a body part or otherwise medically necessary even if the surgery or procedure also improves or changes...
Policy Limitations and Exclusions Note: Most Aetna plans exclude coverage of nutritional supplements. Under these plans, Aetna does not cover charges for oral vitamins that can be purchased without a prescription, or for oral vitamins that are prescribed solely as a dietary supplement even if a ph...
Guthrie and Burrin (2021) noted that provision of supplemental carnitine can increase the serum levels of carnitine. Infants who have carnitine deficiency from genetic disorders have rapid recovery from supplemental carnitine. The benefit of carnitine supplementation for infants on PN is still unclear. ...
Supplemental recommendation of the ACIP. Atlanta, GA: CDC; June 2002. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 1991;40(RR-14):1-10. Centers for Disease Control ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Supplemental information and guidance for vaccination providers regarding use of 9-valent HPV vaccine. CS HCVG-15-PTT-107. Atlanta, GA: CDC; November 29, 2016. ...
Women may be able to breastfeed adopted infants through induced lactation. The process involves nipple stimulation with use of an electric breast pump beginning about two months before the adoptive mother expects to begin breast-feeding. In addition, hormonal therapy, such as supplemental estrogen or...
Shared clinical decision-making is recommended regarding use of a supplemental dose of PCV21 for adults 65 years of age and older who have completed their vaccine series with both PCV13 and PPSV23. Footnote1* Risk conditions include: alcoholism cerebrospinal fluid leak chronic heart disease, inc...
hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen; hospitalized, on noninvasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen devices; hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO; and death. not hospitalized, no limitations on activities; not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen; ...
Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm) for commercial medical plans. For Medicare criteria, seeMedicare Part B Criteria. Note: Requires Precertification: Precertification of aducanumab-avwa (Aduhelm) is required of all Aetna participating providers and ...