However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly refuses to pay for the life-sustaining immunosuppressant drug coverage needed to keep a transplanted kidney alive and functioning.
Michael Burgess: “However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly…”
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Burgess criticizes Medicare's policy on kidney transplant drug coverage as harmful to patients.
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