Landmark Medicare settlement could change lives
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Glenda Jimmo has had a challenging life. Blind since the age of 19, the 76-year-old Bristol, Vermont, resident is confined to a wheelchair due to disabling conditions that include a below-the-knee amputation stemming from her diabetes. "But it's been an interesting, full life," she says. "I have four children." Now, she's lent her name to a class action lawsuit. Its settlement, announced this week, is expected to transform the way that Medicare covers long-term care. Jimmo requires regular skilled nursing services in her home for wound care and management of her condition. ...
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