An advance beneficiary notice (ABN) is a written notice that informs the beneficiary (that is, the patient) that Medicare might not cover a particular service or procedure. By signing the waiver, the patient acknowledges that he or she may have to pay for the procedure or service if Medicare does not.
Why Wont Medicare Pay? Medicare will cover only a limited number of certain procedures per patient per time period. For example, Medicare covers an ob-gyn [...]
