Recommended Treatment. KFHPWA’s medical director will determine the necessity, nature and extent of treatment to be covered in each individual case and the judgment will be made in good faith. Members have the right to appeal coverage decisions (see Section VIII.). Members have the right to participate in decisions regarding their health care. A Member may refuse any recommended services to the extent permitted by law. Members who obtain care not recommended by KFHPWA’s medical director do so with the full understanding that KFHPWA has no obligation for the cost, or liability for the outcome, of such care. New and emerging medical technologies are evaluated on an ongoing basis by the following committees – the Interregional New Technologies Committee, Medical Technology Assessment Committee, Medical Policy Committee, and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. These physician evaluators consider the new technology’s benefits, whether it has been proven safe and effective, and under what conditions its use would be appropriate. The recommendations of these committees inform what is covered on KFHPWA health plans.
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Samples: Group Medical Coverage Agreement, Group Medical Coverage Agreement, Group Medical Coverage Agreement
Recommended Treatment. KFHPWAKFHPWAO’s medical director will determine the necessity, nature and extent of treatment to be covered in each individual case and the judgment will be made in good faith. Members have the right to appeal coverage decisions (see Section VIII.). Members have the right to participate in decisions regarding their health care. A Member may refuse any recommended services to the extent permitted by law. Members who obtain care not recommended by KFHPWAKFHPWAO’s medical director do so with the full understanding that KFHPWA KFHPWAO has no obligation for the cost, or liability for the outcome, of such care. New and emerging medical technologies are evaluated on an ongoing basis by the following committees – the Interregional New Technologies Committee, Medical Technology Assessment Committee, Medical Policy Committee, and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. These physician evaluators consider the new technology’s benefits, whether it has been proven safe and effective, and under what conditions its use would be appropriate. The recommendations of these committees inform what is covered on KFHPWA KFHPWAO health plans.
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Samples: Group Medical Coverage Agreement, Group Medical Coverage Agreement, Group Medical Coverage Agreement
Recommended Treatment. KFHPWA’s medical director will determine the necessity, nature and extent of treatment to be covered in each individual case and the judgment judgment, will be made in good faith. Members have the right to appeal coverage decisions (see Section VIII.). Members have the right to participate in decisions regarding their health care. A Member may refuse any recommended services to the extent permitted by law. Members who obtain care not recommended by KFHPWA’s medical director do so with the full understanding that KFHPWA has no obligation for the cost, or liability for the outcome, of such care. New and emerging medical technologies are evaluated on an ongoing basis by the following committees – the Interregional New Technologies Committee, Medical Technology Assessment Committee, Medical Policy Committee, and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. These physician evaluators consider the new technology’s benefits, whether it has been proven safe and effective, and under what conditions its use would be appropriate. The recommendations of these committees inform what is covered on KFHPWA health plans.
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Samples: Group Medical Coverage Agreement, Group Medical Coverage Agreement