Any thougts on this anyone????

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In June, social workers in Arizona learned that the state Medicaid program has

decided to stop covering organ transplants as of October 1, 2010. A similar rule

exists in Florida despite repeated efforts to change it.

According to Medicaid rules, once a beneficiary turns 22, transplants are

optional services, meaning that each state can decide for itself whether or not

it wants to cover adult transplants under the state's Medicaid program.

Transplants are covered for people with CF younger than 22 as it is considered

part of a medically necessary service.

As states continue to make drastic cuts to their budgets in an effort to manage

their ongoing economic concerns, it is exceedingly possible that more states

will choose to cut services such as adult transplants.

Information Needed

The Public Policy Department at the CF Foundation is investigating how best to

address this issue. In order to do so, they need a better understanding of the

scope of the problem.