Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - HTML preview

 Index

 A

 American Association of Kidney Patients #1

 American Kidney Fund #1

 Appeals #1, #2

 Assignment #1, #2

 B

 Benefit Period #1, #2

 Blood Coverage #1, #2, #3

 C

 Children #1, #2, #3

 Coinsurance #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

 D

 Deductible #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

 Definitions #1

 Dialysis #1, #2, #3

 Finding a dialysis facility #1

 Travel #1

 What’s covered #1

 What’s not covered #1

 Dialysis Patient Citizens #1

 E

 Employer Group Health Plan #1, #2, #3

 Enrollment (Medicare) #1

 ESRD Networks #1, #2, #3, #4

 Extra Help #1

 G

 Grievance (Complaints) #1, #2, #3, #4

 H

 HMO #1

 Home Dialysis Treatment #1, #2, #3

 Training #1, #2, #3, #4

 I

Immunosuppressive Drugs #1, #2, #3

 K

 Kidney Organizations #1

 Kidney Transplant #1, #2

 Drugs #1, #2

 What’s covered #1

 What you pay #1

 M

 Medicaid #1

 Medicare Advantage Plans #1, #2, #3

 Medicare Coverage (Begins) #1

 Medicare Coverage (Ends) #1

 Medigap Policies #1

 N

 National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse #1

 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. #1

 O

 Original Medicare #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8

 P

 Pancreas Transplant #1

 Part A (Hospital Insurance) #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

 Part B (Medical Insurance) #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8

 Phone Numbers for Help #1, #2

 Premium #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

 R

 Railroad Retirement #1, #2

 S

 Secondary Payer #1, #2

 Social Security #1, #2, #3, #4

 Special Needs Plan #1, #2

 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

 T

 Travel (Dialysis) #1

 V

 Veterans’ Benefits #1

 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 AND HUMAN SERVICES

 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 7500 Security Boulevard

 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

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 CMS Product No. 02174

 Revised May 2011

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