tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 19

HHAs: CMS Piles On ABN Burdens In New Q & A

You still have to issue an ABN if the reduction is included in the recent plan of care.Get ready to crank out even more home health advance beneficiary notices than you expected come June 1.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued 25 new questions and answers on the troublesome subject of ABNs, and home health agencies aren't happy with many of the new clarifications."The HHABN regulations are unbelievably complex and absolutely overboard," blasts Lynda Laff, chief operating officer with Island Health Care based in Savannah, GA.ABN rules are "horribly complicated," criticizes...

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