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§ 512.620 - Beneficiary inclusion criteria.

(a) An individual is a CJR-X beneficiary if, based on a 180-day lookback period that ends on the day prior to an anchor procedure or anchor hospitalization, the individual—

(1) Is enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B;

(2) Has Medicare as their primary payer;

(3) Is not eligible for Medicare on the basis of having end stage renal disease, as described at § 406.13 of this chapter;

(4) Is not enrolled in any managed care plan (for example, Medicare Advantage, health care prepayment plans, or cost-based health maintenance organizations);

(5) Is not covered under a United Mine Workers of America health care plan; and

(6) Is in an episode.

(b) The episode is canceled in accordance with § 512.630(e) if at any time during the episode a beneficiary no longer meets all of the criteria in paragraph (a) of this section.