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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Clark on July 30, 2011, 05:14:29 PM
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http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/health-and-fitness/25749-durbin-cochran-introduce-legislation-to-help-organ-transplant-patients-.html
Durbin, Cochran Introduce Legislation To Help Organ Transplant Patients
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Scott Brown (R-MA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of 65 who are being cut off from Medicare after 36 months by extending coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Also cosponsoring today’s legislation were U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. and Congressman Ron Kind are planning to introduce companion legislation in the House of Representatives within the next few weeks.
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