Congress passes immunosuppressive drug coverage expansion for kidney transplant patients

(American Society of Nephrology) An estimated 375 adult kidney transplant recipients lose their transplant every year due to a lack of coverage of immunosuppressive medications after the prior 36-month Medicare coverage period. Congress passes ASN priority legislation to extend immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant patients. The bipartisan bill is expected to save Medicare $400,000,000 over 10 years by averting the return of transplant patients to dialysis.