Hill November 28, 2023
Rev. Al Sharpton has partnered with musician Al B. Sure! to launch a new health equity coalition focused on providing Medicare coverage for blood tests that could detect early signs of organ rejection in organ transplant recipients.
The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HETC), announced on Tuesday, follows a March decision made by a private Medicare administrative contractor on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Coverage (CMS).
The decision, referred to as a billing article, restricts access to non-invasive post-transplant testing for patients with a heart, lung or kidney transplant. The article gave patients only a 30-day notice with no time for public comment before it went into effect. The contractor said the decision was made...
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