Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7818
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Publication type: Journal Article
Chisholm MA, Garrett CJ.
Increasing transplant patients' access to medications: Medicare and beyond.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2001 Nov 1; 58:(21):2081-4
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/reprint/58/21/2081
Abstract:
An overview of the regulatory and legislative factors that have affected prescription cost coverage for immunosuppressive therapy following organ transplantation for Medicare patients is presented, including the relationship between Medicare and Medicaid programs and other health benefit programs and pharmaceutical industry programs that help provide access to these drugs for low income patients.
Keywords:
Eligibility Determination
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents/economics*
Medicare/economics*
Patient Compliance
Tissue Transplantation*
United States
