Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: July 14, 2021

This Article reorganizes, makes edits, and other changes to the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) section in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30, Section 50. The revised chapter is part of CR 12242.

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