title: An advance in Medicare advocacy: protecting patients from arbitrary coverage denials.
abstract: The increase in arbitrary Medicare coverage denials has resulted in the degradation of American medical care. In this article, the authors discuss the positive impact of one Connecticut case, Fox v. Bowen, on the effort to end improper coverage denials.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003237:Connecticut; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States