Mandatory Use of Revised ABN Becomes Effective January 2012

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) (form CMS-R-131) in May, which will replace the 2008 version of this form.  The 2011 version contains no substantive changes from the 2008 version of the notice — the 2008 and 2011 ABN notices are identical…