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S. 565: | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2009 | 111th Congress 2009-2010 |
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Mar 10, 2009 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | ... | | Senate Vote | ... | | House Vote | ... | | Signed by President | ... |
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[Last Updated: Nov 14, 2009 7:35AM] | Last Action: | Mar 10, 2009:
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Sep 15, 2009 6:31 PM - How would this bill impact coverage of transplant medication? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Oct 14, 2009 1:26 PM -
Sec. 2(a)(1) states that the Medicare coverage due to ESRD would end except for the coverage of immunosuppressive medications. Usually people who receive kidney transplants are covered for three years post-transplant. This would allow the medication coverage to extend beyond this time frame as long as the patient continues to pay their Medicare premiums. Oct 9, 2009 10:49 AM - Is this Bill for Kidney transplants only or for all transplants? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Oct 14, 2009 1:28 PM -
It looks like it is only relative for kidney transplant patients. Patients, regardless of age, qualify for Medicare when they are diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Medicare would only cover three years of medications post-transplant. Since many people can't afford the cost of these medications, they are forced to stop taking them and their kidneys fail again, forcing Medicare to pay for dialysis or another transplant, wasting the initial investment by Medicare for the first transplant. |
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