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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 | Outpatient Therapy to Maintain Function or Slow Decline Is Eligible for Medicare Coverage

Frequently Asked Question #5: Q5: When are skilled nursing or therapy services to maintain a patient’s current condition or prevent or slow further deterioration covered under the SNF, HH, and OPT benefits, assuming all other coverage criteria are … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Maintenance Care is Covered if it Requires Skilled Personnel for Safe Delivery – Ask CMS!

From Frequently Asked Questions – CMS.gov/Jimmo: Q11: If a patient is not improving or is not expected to return to his or her prior level of function from skilled nursing or therapy, does Medicare coverage for skilled nursing or skilled therapy … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | You do NOT Have to Decline

Medicare Opens Doors to Health Care for 68 million Americans.  Jimmo provides the key for thousands of beneficiaries who have longer-term and chronic conditions.   The Jimmo case settlement reiterates that Medicare should not be denied … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Help Open Doors to Care

Home health care can be covered by Medicare if it meets the following criteria: For more information see our Home Health Quick Screen for Medicare Coverage … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | When Should Medicare Coverage be Available for Home Health Care

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 … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | Home Health Care for Chronic Conditions

In November 2010, CMS revised its regulations to clarify Medicare coverage principles for skilled services. Most importantly, the revisions “clarified” that skilled care does include services intended to maintain a person's condition and that no … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | CMS “Clarified” that Skilled Maintenance is Covered