In 2013, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) and Vermont Legal Aid along with additional counsel provided by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati settled a lawsuit with the Medicare program (the named defendant, Kathleen Sebelius, was the Secretary of Health and Human Services at the time) challenging the so-called “improvement standard.” The lead plaintiff in this historic case was Glenda Jimmo, a Vermont Medicare beneficiary who was legally blind, living with brittle diabetes, and an amputated leg, who was denied Medicare coverage for home health care because she wasn’t improving.
Ten years later, home health agencies and other providers have been able to support many people with skilled nursing and therapy services when such services are to maintain one’s condition or slow decline. Too often, however, people are still denied Medicare-covered care because they aren’t improving or aren’t improving fast enough.
Join CMA Wednesday, September 27th from 1:00-3:00 PM CT for this Jimmo Symposium, a new virtual meeting to hear from advocates, providers, beneficiaries, and others who will discuss practical tips and strategies for obtaining medically necessary services pursuant to the Jimmo settlement. Panelists will also discuss ongoing challenges to getting and providing such care, and what we can do about it. Make sure to answer CMA’s brief questionnaire in the registration link, so your thoughts and questions can be considered before the Symposium.
Register here.
