Center for Medicare Advocacy

Advancing Access to Medicare and Healthcare

Search Results for: Jimmo

Know Jimmo | Medicare Coverage is Available for Outpatient Therapy to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

The key to coverage is whether the individual requires a skilled provider to ensure the services are safe and effective, not whether improvement is expected. “Medicare coverage does not turn on the presence or absence of improvement from therapy, … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Medicare Coverage is Available for Outpatient Therapy to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage is Available for Speech Language Pathology (“Speech Therapy”/”SLP”) to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

The key to coverage is whether the individual requires a skilled provider to ensure the services are safe and effective, not whether improvement is expected. (And the individual meets other Medicare home health qualifying criteria: is homebound and … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage is Available for Speech Language Pathology (“Speech Therapy”/”SLP”) to Maintain Function or Slow Decline

Know Jimmo | Home Health Care is Available for Medicare Beneficiaries with Long Term, Chronic, and Terminal Conditions

The key to coverage is whether the individual requires skilled nursing or therapy and whether care would be safe and effective if skilled care was not provided. (And the individual meets other qualifying criteria: is homebound and has proper provider … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Home Health Care is Available for Medicare Beneficiaries with Long Term, Chronic, and Terminal Conditions

Know Jimmo | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Jimmo Settlement

(CMS.gov, Sept 10, 2024. Last visited 2/28/2025.) Q1: What is the Jimmo Settlement Agreement (January 2013)? A1: The Jimmo Settlement Agreement clarified that when a beneficiary needs skilled nursing or therapy services under Medicare’s skilled … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Jimmo Settlement

Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage Does Not Require Improvement

Medicare home health coverage is misunderstood and too often denied. This is particularly true for people with longer-term and chronic conditions who are unable to obtain Medicare coverage although they meet the benefit’s criteria – are homebound and … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage Does Not Require Improvement

Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage Available for People with Ongoing Conditions

Medicare home health coverage offers the promise of allowing eligible individuals (legally homebound and in need of skilled care), to remain at home with the care they need. According to Medicare law, regulations, and policy, home health coverage … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Medicare Home Health Coverage Available for People with Ongoing Conditions

Skip to content