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Transplants | Last Active: Apr 18 9:37am | Replies (62)
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@rosemarya @jolinda It's very odd I think that kidney and liver transplants would be covered differently. Per Jolinda though, this is not for those of us who are on Medicare anyway.
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I think it's strange that various transplants are treated differently as well, I imagine there is some long rediculous story surrounding such nonsense. I've been part of a group around the US who are trying to get Living Kidney donors included in laws that protect them from health and insurance discrimination. Laws exist for marrow donors but solid organ donors were never included. Ahhh political posturing.
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It is because Medicare has a clause/section for coverage for patients on Dialysis and ESRD (end stage renal disease). It is all explained in the US Government Medicare Plan. This medication extension is a new addition as stated in the link I sent.
As for myself, I qualified and was enlisted with Medicare because of ESRD and dialysis before I was 65. That is the only reason I know a little about it. My insurance reps handled the forms and I had to file. (I don’t remember all of the details).