Medicare and Liver Transplants
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Jim…would you mind reposting this in the Insurance section of this site? Margaret and Diane have already done so. I will then ask Rick to delete this particular thread. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we are trying hard to streamline the discussion so that others have an easier time following it. And hopefully it will eliminate the use of the search function (to some extent.)
Thanks a bunch,
MarionDiane…thanks so much for bringing this to our attention. Would you mind reposting it in our Insurance thread?
The goal is to streamline as much as possible so that access to pertinent information is easy to obtain.
Thanks again
MarionI’ve moved this post to “General” in order not to interrupt an ongoing thread.
The following link details liver transplantation covered/not covered by Medicare.
I googled “Medicare Cholangiocarcinoma transplant”.In 2006 my husband, who was 69, was considered a candidate for liver transplant due to cholangiocarcinoma. (Mayo Clinic, Rochester) Unfortunately his cancer had metastasized and he was therefore excluded from transplant.
However, while he was being considered, Mayo was very clear that Medicare would NOT cover transplant for his CC. We would personally need to put $100,000 up front.
Hope this helps clear up some questions.
Diane
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