CMS Medicare + Choice regulations include a provision that allows health plans to deny benefits for any services the health plan objects to on moral or religious grounds. The provision that exempts health plans from providing such services is known as
A) a conscience protection exception
B) a hold harmless clause
C) a medical necessity determination
D) an intermediate sanction

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CMS Medicare + Choice regulations have a provision that allows health plans to deny benefits for services that the health plan objects to on moral or religious grounds. This provision is known as the conscience protection exception. Health plans can refuse to cover services like abortion, contraception, or certain end-of-life treatments. This allows them to align their coverage decisions with their moral or religious beliefs.

CMS Medicare + Choice Regulations Include a Provision That Allows