Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 11-cv-17 (D. VT), is a nationwide class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who received care in skilled nursing facilities, home health care, and outpatient therapy and who were denied Medicare coverage … [Read more...] about Toolkit: Medicare Skilled Nursing Coverage and Jimmo v. Sebelius
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CMA Alert – The REST of the Tax Cut Plan; “Jimmo” Improvement Standard Update; QMB News; Enrollment Periods End Soon
The Plan: Pass a Devastating Tax Bill, Balloon the Deficit, then Gut the Social Programs We Rely On Jimmo Update: Court Orders CMS to Modify Special Jimmo Webpage ACA and Medicare Enrollment Periods End Soon Changes to Notice of Qualified … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – The REST of the Tax Cut Plan; “Jimmo” Improvement Standard Update; QMB News; Enrollment Periods End Soon
September 2017 – Jimmo Implementation Update & Other Issues
I. JIMMO IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Background – Jimmo Settlement The settlement in Jimmo v. Sebelius, No. 5:11-cv-17 (D. Vt.) was approved on January 24, 2013. CMS issued revisions to its Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to … [Read more...] about September 2017 – Jimmo Implementation Update & Other Issues
September 2017 – Jimmo Implementation & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Jimmo Implementation Update (Judy Stein, Ali Bers) Corrective Action Plan Completed New CMS webpage: … [Read more...] about September 2017 – Jimmo Implementation & Other Issues
CMA Alert – OIG Warns of Abuse in SNFs; Ted Kennedy, Jr. Joins CMA Advisory Board; “Jimmo” Corrective Action Plan
HHS OIG Warns of Potential Elder Abuse in Skilled Nursing Facilities Connecticut State Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr. Joins Center for Medicare Advocacy Advisory Board Jimmo Corrective Action Plan Completed HHS OIG Warns of Potential Elder Abuse … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – OIG Warns of Abuse in SNFs; Ted Kennedy, Jr. Joins CMA Advisory Board; “Jimmo” Corrective Action Plan
Jimmo Corrective Action Plan Completed
Jimmo Corrective Action Plan Completed CMS Adds Resources Regarding Medicare Coverage To Help People Who Need Skilled Maintenance Nursing or Therapy As ordered by the federal judge in Jimmo v. Sebelius, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … [Read more...] about Jimmo Corrective Action Plan Completed
Federal Court Approves CMS Corrective Statement to Enforce Jimmo Settlement
On February 16, 2017, the Jimmo v. Sebelius court approved a Corrective Statement to be used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to affirmatively disavow the use of an “Improvement Standard” for Medicare … [Read more...] about Federal Court Approves CMS Corrective Statement to Enforce Jimmo Settlement
Court Orders Corrective Action Plan for Government’s Noncompliance with Settlement in Jimmo v. Burwell
In a decision released February 2, 2017, the federal judge overseeing the Settlement Agreement in the Medicare “Improvement Standard” case (Jimmo v. Burwell) ordered the Secretary of Health & Human Services to carry out a Corrective … [Read more...] about Court Orders Corrective Action Plan for Government’s Noncompliance with Settlement in Jimmo v. Burwell
Jimmo v. Sebelius Return to Court: Judge Orders Medicare Agency to Provide More Education per Settlement in “Improvement Standard” Case
In an Opinion and Order released on August 18, 2016, Chief Judge Christina Reiss, the judge in Jimmo v. Burwell – the “Improvement Standard case” – ordered the federal government, through its Centers for Medicare … [Read more...] about Jimmo v. Sebelius Return to Court: Judge Orders Medicare Agency to Provide More Education per Settlement in “Improvement Standard” Case
March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo – Litigation Update & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Litigation Update (Ali Bers) Jimmo (Improvement standard) CMA and Vermont Legal Aid have filed a Motion for Resolution of Non-Compliance with the … [Read more...] about March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo – Litigation Update & Other Issues