“The Jimmo Settlement Agreement may reflect a change in practice for those…who may have erroneously believed that the Medicare program covers nursing and therapy services under these benefits only when a beneficiary is expected to improve. The Jimmo Settlement is consistent with the Medicare program’s regulations governing maintenance nursing and therapy in skilled nursing facilities, home health services and outpatient therapy (physical, occupational, and speech) and nursing and therapy in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals for beneficiaries who need the level care that such hospitals provide.” [Emphasis added]
- See the Court Mandated Statement from CMS at https://www.cms.gov/center/special-topic/jimmo-center