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Breaking Down New Extended Medicare Coverage for Immunosuppressive Drugsn - Update

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What does the new Medicare Part B-ID coverage cover? To learn more, please visit: kidney.org/newsletter/break...

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and this is supposed to be a good thing?what about the people on medicaid and medicare that need them just as badly?how many more are gonna die who didnt have to because of garbage like that....i understand people wirthout deserve a chance but so do everyone else.

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Meds ARE covered of you're on Medicaid and Medicare.

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as far as i understood it the lifetime meds were only for people without md mc and coverage is still 36 months?

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I'm on Medicare/Medicaid, past the three year mark since my transplant. All my transplant meds, including infusions, as well as all other meds, are covered 100%. I doubt they would treat me any differently than anyone else. I don't know why they're covered, I just know they are, and I'm grateful for it as I have no way to pay for them otherwise.

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