| Subject: | Use of CMS’s Advanced Beneficiary Notice in Hospice Settings |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 27 Nov 2007 - 06:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that Medicare beneficiaries in the hospice setting be provided, under certain circumstances, with the Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN). The ABN is a written notice provided to Medicare beneficiaries informing them that Medicare may deny payment for a specific procedure or treatment and that the beneficiary may be personally responsible for full payment. The ABN gives Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to accept or... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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