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
The Improvement Standard
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
Judge Orders Medicare Agency to Comply with Settlement in “Improvement Standard” Case and Provide More Education
For Immediate Release Contact: Matthew Shepard, mshepard@medicareadvocacy.org or 860-456-7790. Aug. 18, 2016. Burlington, Vt. In an Opinion and Order filed late yesterday and released this morning, Chief Judge Christina Reiss, who oversees … [Read more...] about Judge Orders Medicare Agency to Comply with Settlement in “Improvement Standard” Case and Provide More Education
Jimmo v. Sebelius Plaintiffs Return to Court to Urge Enforcement
Beneficiaries Across the Country Still Denied Needed Coverage Due to Illegal Use of Improvement Standard March 1, 2016 – Today, Plaintiffs’ counsel, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid, filed a Motion for Resolution … [Read more...] about Jimmo v. Sebelius Plaintiffs Return to Court to Urge Enforcement
Practice Tip: Orders Needed for Maintenance Skilled Care
Based on recent experience, the Center for Medicare Advocacy provides this Practice Tip for providers and advocates for patients who need to change from an improvement mode to maintenance mode for nursing or therapy. The Center is seeing decisions … [Read more...] about Practice Tip: Orders Needed for Maintenance Skilled Care
The Jimmo Implementation Council
With support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has created a council of beneficiary advocates, providers, policy-makers and other partners to discuss, analyze and advance the implementation of the Jimmo v. … [Read more...] about The Jimmo Implementation Council
Jimmo Class Members Can Now Have Their Coverage Denials Re-Reviewed
If you are covered by Medicare and you have a long-term or chronic condition, you may be eligible to have Medicare re-review your claims that were denied in prior years. Please read carefully. In addition to revising Medicare manual … [Read more...] about Jimmo Class Members Can Now Have Their Coverage Denials Re-Reviewed
One-Year Anniversary of Medicare Improvement Standard Settlement Brings Victories, and Ongoing Struggle, for Beneficiaries
January 24, 2014 - Today marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement. The Jimmo case was brought in 2011 by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid on behalf of a nationwide class of Medicare … [Read more...] about One-Year Anniversary of Medicare Improvement Standard Settlement Brings Victories, and Ongoing Struggle, for Beneficiaries