You do not have to improve to qualify for Medicare coverage!November 15th, 2018
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