Medicare+Choice Medical Necessity Protection Act of 1998
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Medicare+Choice Medical Necessity Protection Act of 1998 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare+Choice organizations from arbitrarily interfering with or altering the decision of the treating physician regarding the manner or setting in which particular services are delivered to an enrollee under a Medicare+Choice plan if the services are medically necessary or appropriate for treatment or diagnosis that is otherwise a covered benefit.
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