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Two years ago, TriHealth Inc. in Cincinnati began barring elective inductions without medical necessity before 39 weeks at its two hospitals.
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Starting Jan. 1, you can no longer use your FSA dollars to buy over-the-counter drugs, unless you have a prescription or letter of medical necessity from a doctor.
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There will be a 30-60 day period during which the hospital records will be reviewed for whether they support medical necessity for procedures which occurred during the stay.
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"Reconstruction, while important, is not a medical necessity, " she explains.
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The insurance company denied the referral, challenging its medical necessity.
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Almost 18% of infants delivered electively without medical necessity at 37 to 38 weeks, and 8% of those delivered at 38 to 39 weeks, required neonatal special care for 4.5 days on average, compared with 4.6% of deliveries at 39 weeks and beyond.
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"There's really no comprehensive research on the necessity of these drugs, " says Leonore Tiefer, a clinical psychologist at New York University medical school.
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