Pancreas Transplant after Kidney Transplant

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Reference this website: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10128.pdf

Special

Information About Pancreas Transplants

If you have ESRD and need a

pancreas transplant, Medicare covers the transplant if one of the following

applies:

It’s done at the same time

you get a kidney transplant. ””

It’s done after a kidney

transplant. ””

Note: In some

rare cases, Medicare may cover a pancreas transplant even if you don’t

need a kidney transplant.

If you’re entitled to

Medicare only because of permanent kidney failure, and you have the pancreas

transplant after the kidney transplant, Medicare will only pay for your

immunosuppressive drug therapy for 36 months after the month of the kidney

transplant. This is because your Medicare coverage will end 36 months after a

successful kidney transplant, if you only have Medicare due to permanent kidney

failure.

If you were already entitled to Medicare because of age or

disability before you got ESRD, or if you became eligible for Medicare because

of age or disability after getting a transplant, Medicare will continue to pay

for your immunosuppressive drugs with no time limit.

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yes, Medicare will pay for pancrease transplant if they are transplanted while

they still have medicare. If they are a type I DM with issues, I would direct

the patient to get diabetes added to their disability......That way they will

not lose their Medicare...I actually have not had experience with this after the

patient has had their kidney transplant.....but they do not lose their medicare

after a pancreas transplant if their disability is due to the damages of

diabetes because that doesn't go away with the transplant (vision, neuropathy in

3 limbs, amputation......

>>> " Yolanda " 11/3/2010 2:56 PM >>>

I have a patient being evaluated for Pancreas only transplant after Kidney

transplant in 2009. My question is will Medicare cover the Pancreas only if the

patient still have Medicare due to ESRD? or not cover because the patient is no

longer in renal failure. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Yolonda

Transplant Financial Coordinator

University of Alabama Hospital

619 19th Street South

QT Q101

Birmingham, AL 35249

work

205996-4926 fax