A Medicare patient's signature on an Advance Beneficiary Notice must be obtained
A) for all services Medicare does not deem "medically necessary."
B) prior to the patient receiving any medical services.
C) after the patient receives services that Medicare does not deem "medically necessary."
D) for all services that are not on the Medicare benefit list.
A
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