Changes after Transplant

@kequick Thank you, great info in that link. I am a year and a half post-transplant. At this point, Medicare B pays for my immunosuppressants but someone on here said, a while ago, that is only for three years. If anyone else on here has gone through that, and had Medicare B stop paying, how well have the immunosuppressants been covered by Medicare D?
JK

@kellysmith1215 It sounds to me as if your coordinator is not as well informed as she should be. I get frustrated because the nurse who is the first point of contact is also not as knowledgeable as I think she should be. I actually sent a message on the portal to an NP there hoping she could help me but I got a message back from the other nurse, and in it she informed that ALL the messages go through her first. In other words, I had better be darned careful of what I say! She is always vague and basically gives me a non-answer.
JK

Does Medicare part b pay for all tour medication?

@kellysmith1215, Here is the link to the CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES Medicare Coverage of
Kidney Dialysis & KidneyTransplant Services

This link opens the official government booklet on line.
It explains: The basics of Medicare, How Medicare helps pay for kidneydialysis and kidney transplants, and Where to get help

@kellysmith1215 Hi Kelly, I presume that question was directed at me.
Medicare B pays for my immunosuppressants, all other drugs are covered by my Medicare D, even prednisone which is something that most people take post-transplant but is not an immunosuppressant. Frankly, I'm not sure why prednisone is necessary, but I do take a small dose of it.
JK

Medicare pays for anti-rejection medication for 36 months, trust me I've been Medicare since 1995 but I've 4 kidney transplants and so in my caes that doesn't apply....but it haa always been 36 months until they change it, NKF has been trying to get changed for several years now.

@bexhall there is much that is not scientifically explainable yet indisputable. Science has recently accepted the so called newly found glymphatic system (lymphatic drain system) in the brain & mesenteric organ (transparent lining that is part of peritoneal fold) around our abdomen & other organs. In fact there was a time science claimed the earth was flat yet Christian bible literature described it as round. Native Americans refer to the Great Spirit & spiritual ancestors & now we know matter can change form.. Let's not deny those believers of aliens are backed by circumstantial evidence.
Do our cells not carry DNA of our past and present experiences as we evolve & overcome disease, disaster & adaptation? Malaria/ Sickle Cell is a fine example of cell memory as well as anything we become immune to through contraction.
With that said whoever gets my kidney may have a taste for salt & vinegar chips with distaste for legumes, unbelievable empathy with an unquenchable curiosity.

@beckyjohnson they will be very lucky!

@jodeej It is I who will be the lucky one like the drummer boy at the manger where Jesus was born.

@ca426 Charlie, so after Medicare B stops paying does Medicare D pay well or do they only pay a small amount? I know that often depends on whether or not the drug is a generic or not and I think my immunosuppressant is, unfortunately, not a generic but I'm not sure.

As I have mentioned, Medicare D did pick up some of the cost of my xifaxan but not all, we still had to pay between &700 and $800 a month.
JK