Patients with a kidney transplant who lose immunosuppressive drug coverage through Medicare before and after the scheduled 3 year end to eligibility show a much higher rate of graft failure than those who have continued coverage, a new study shows.
When recipients matched by age and donor risk who lost Medicare coverage were compared to recipients who had not lost coverage, the hazard of allograft loss was 990% to 1,630% higher after early Medicare loss, and 140% to 740% higher after late Medicare loss, with no difference in the hazard for on‐time Medicare loss, the researchers reported.
Medicare is for those over 65.... Then it was added in the 70's For those with ESRD. I started sucking off Medicare at age 26. I'm now 57. I am thankful for Medicare. ESRD patients were included. Those over 65 had to scoot over. Do you think if you get a transplant and Medicare covers you for 3 years you can go get a JOB and by your own damn drugs? When I got my transplant in 1987 there wasn't even 3 years. Now you want it all. What??Give a mouse a cookie and..... he is going to want a glass of milk. Give him a glass of milk and he is going to want a straw...... GREED!!!!
My opinion of Congress has always been that, for the most part, they are lawyers who were unable to make a living being lawyers and so ran for Congress.
My opinion of Congress has always been that, for the most part, they are lawyers bartenders who were unable to make a living being lawyersbarkeeps and so ran for Congress.