New Medicare ABN forms required Jan. 1

Beginning on Jan. 1, CMS will require physicians and other health care professionals to use the updated version of the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form that was released in May 2011.

The updated form can be identified by checking the lower left-hand corner for the release date, which should be 3/11. The new form can be found on the CMS website under “FFS Revised ABN.”