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MM12804 - New Medicare Part B Immunosuppressant Drug Benefit

This revised Article comprises Subregulatory Guidance Make sure your billing staff knows about the new benefit effective January 1, 2023: Extension of Medicare coverage for immunosuppressant drugs beyond 36 months for certain patients with kidney transplants, Coverage of premiums and cost sharing for some of these patients. MLN Matters (MM) Articles are based on information contained within Change Requests (CRs). In this case, this article is based on content within CR 12804 that is posted on the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r11764bp.pdf, https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r11764cp.pdf, https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r11764gi.pdf

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: December 16, 2022

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