Rep. Higgins Pushes for Expanded Medicare Coverage of Anti-Rejection Drugs for Kidney Transplant Patients
February 01, 2020
February 01, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- Coverage Currently Ends at 36 Months Despite the Need to Take Immunosuppressant Medication for Life
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is pushing for approval of new legislation that would expand coverage, under Medicare, of the prescription drugs patients are required to take to reduce the risk of rejection following a kidney transplant.
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- Coverage Currently Ends at 36 Months Despite the Need to Take Immunosuppressant Medication for Life
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is pushing for approval of new legislation that would expand coverage, under Medicare, of the prescription drugs patients are required to take to reduce the risk of rejection following a kidney transplant.
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