(1st appeal level) After you receive the “Medicare Summary Notice,” request a Redetermination for the denial. Follow the instructions on the last page of the MSN for how to file the appeal. You have 120 days to appeal the denial. Ask that the …

Introduction; How to Use this Packet; Quick Screen for Medicare Coverage of Home Health Care; A Brief Summary of Medicare Coverage for Home Health Care and the Improvement Myth; General Description of a Medicare Home Health Care …