News Report | January 19, 2021
Congress Passes Expansion Of Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage For Kidney Transplant Patients
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the "Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act," extending Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive medications for the life of a kidney transplant, if no other coverage is available. A non-partisan Congressional Budget Office analysis estimated the legislation will save Medicare more than $400,000,000 over the course of 10 years by averting a return to hemodialysis for those who have had a kidney transplant. The legislation is expected to be signed into law, and will take effect in 2023.
Previously, Medicare Part B covered immunosuppressive medications for 36 . . .