Part B Revenue Booster: CMS' Updated, Revised ABN Now Effective
The new ABN may cut the need for an NEMB
If you ever made alphabet soup out of the ABN versus the NEMB, your prayers have been answered.
Earlier this month, CMS unveiled its new advance beneficiary notice (ABN). And the new form not only replaces both the previous ABN-G (for physicians) and ABN-L (for laboratories), but also incorporates the notice of exclusions from Medicare benefits (NEMB) form. CMS expects this new, combined form to "eliminate any widespread need for the NEMB in voluntary notification situations," according to the new ABN Form Instructions document.The NEMB's previous purpose:...
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