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An NCD is mandated at the national level and all FIs, Carriers, and Medicare Administrative. Contractors (MACs) follow those guidelines. An LCD is mandated at the MAC level and those. guidelines are only applicable to that MACâs jurisdiction. Medicare contractors develop LCDs when there is no National Coverage Determination (NCD) or when there is a need to further define an NCD. The guidelines for LCD development are provided in . Chapter 13 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual.
Medicare Advantage is a type of health insurance that provides coverage within Part C of Medicare in the United States. Medicare Advantage plans pay for managed health care based on a monthly fee per enrollee, rather than on the basis of billing for each medical service provided. Most such plans are health maintenance organizations or preferred provider organizations. Medicare Advantage plans provide beneficiaries the same medical services via capitated-fee as Original Medicare Parts A and B M