Medicare Covers Transplants, But Limits Payments for Anti-Rejection Drugs - NYTimes.com

Medicare Covers Transplants, But Limits Payments for Anti-Rejection Drugs - NYTimes.com:
Melissa J. Whitaker has one very compelling reason to keep up with the health care legislation being written in Washington: her second transplanted kidney.

The story of Ms. Whitaker’s two organ donations — the first from her mother and the second from her boyfriend — sheds light on a Medicare policy that is widely regarded as pound-foolish. Although the government regularly pays $100,000 or more for kidney transplants, it stops paying for anti-rejection drugs after only 36 months.
WTF? This is one of those things that give anti-government health care folks ammunition. Absolutely unbelievable.

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    I can't help but feel there's more to this story/issue only because the foolishness can't be real?!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    I hope Jennifer is right, but I'm not putting down any bets.

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