Medicare’s Advanced Beneficiary Notice
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Medicare has very specific rules when it comes to their beneficiaries being made aware of their financial responsibility. I find that many physician staff members are confused about how and when the Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is to be used.
Medicare has identified certain codes that have ‘limited [...]
Medicare’s Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Benefit
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Over 400,000 smokers die each year from smoke related diseases. About 300,000 of those are Medicare patients age 65 and older. Research shows that about 10% of the total program costs for Medicare for 1997 were related to smoking. The U.S. Surgeon General has reported that quitting [...]