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Letter of medical necessity: what your doctor should include
The letter that wins most medical necessity appeals: what it should say and how to ask for it.
Check my letter freeWhat it should say
Your diagnosis, the treatments already tried and how they worked, why this service is needed now, and what could happen without it.
Tie it to the plan's criteria
Ask the plan for the clinical criteria it used, and ask your doctor to answer each one.
Attach records
Add the medical records and test results that support the letter.
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