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Experimental or Investigational Treatment

A category insurers use to deny coverage for treatments not yet accepted as standard of care. Insurers may classify even FDA-approved treatments as experimental based on outdated criteria. These denials are frequently overturned on appeal when the treatment is supported by clinical guidelines.

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