Don't expect major changes, but you are required to switch.
You should be used to the combined Advance Beneficiary Notification (ABN)/ Notice of Exclusion of Medicare Benefits (NEMB) form implemented last year. But did you know it's time again to upgrade to a newer version?
The latest version of the ABN -- form CMS-R-193, with the release date of March 20, 2011 -- is now available at www.cms.gov/BNI by clicking the "revised ABN" link, said CMS's Donna Williamson during a June 28 CMS Open Door Forum.
Although the form doesn't include any substantial changes, mandatory use of the new version begins on Nov. [...]
- Published on 2011-08-12