title: What is the ethical course of action when a third-party payer denies coverage for a treatment I recommend simply because the treatment is not one of the plan's "evidence-based best practices"?
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Foy
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000941:ethics; D026684:Personal Autonomy