You do not have to improve to qualify for Medicare coverage!Medicare Home Health Coverage and Appeals • November 15th, 2018
Contract Type FiledNovember 15th, 2018On January 24, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont approved the settlement agreement in Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 5:11-CV-17 (D. VT). As a result of the Jimmo Settlement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was required to confirm that Medicare coverage is determined by a beneficiary’s need for skilled care and not on a beneficiary’s potential for improvement. Medicare policy now clearly states