tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032728144217817166.post8264984843727372117..comments2024-02-06T06:49:44.467-07:00Comments on Arizona Prison Watch (retired): Bury my Heart in an AHCCCS PatientMargaret Jean Plewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17604426254894186183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032728144217817166.post-89691021874363061742010-12-13T15:15:18.168-07:002010-12-13T15:15:18.168-07:00Thank you for investigating Arizona's health c...Thank you for investigating Arizona's health care system and sharing it with us all the way from Texas - though it wasn't necessary to imply that I'm either lying or stupid. In all my posts on this topic I've never once said that transplants were cut for children on AHCCCS (nor have I heard it alleged)...but the kids have definitely been hurt in a lot of other ways here. If you love our politicians so much, please invite them to your state. I'll take Obamacare over Brewercare any day.Margaret Jean Plewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964635402252204185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032728144217817166.post-32393009908076193462010-12-12T15:28:00.478-07:002010-12-12T15:28:00.478-07:00please tell the truth or at least find out the tru...please tell the truth or at least find out the truth before doing something this stupid again.<br /><br />Brewer begged the feds to unfund gastric bypass surgery and other non essentials before they took this step. The obama administration said hell no.<br /><br />Not all transplants have been discontinued. <br /><br />None of the changes affected children’s benefits whatsoever. Also, members with incomes at or below 100 % of the federal poverty level (FPL) who are also Medicare eligible will continue to receive Medicare covered services that are no longer covered by AZ. For members with incomes greater than 100% FPL who are also Medicare eligible will not receive the Medicare covered services that are no longer covered by AZ.<br /> <br />Lung transplants are still covered for patients in AZ who are 21 and younger. The details of the new law on transplants in AZ (entire document here: http://www.azahcccs.gov/reporting/Downloads/Transplant/TransplantChangesSummary10_6_10.pdf )<br /> <br />Summary of transplant coverage in AZ follows below:<br />Heart Transplants- Covered except for non-ischemic cardio myopathies<br />Heart & Lung Transplants- Covered for members 21 and younger<br />Lung (single and double) - Covered for members 21 and younger<br />Liver Transplant- Covered except for members with a diagnosis of Hepatitis C<br />Kidney (cadaveric and live donor)- Covered<br />Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney (SPK)- Covered<br />Pancreas after Kidney (PAK)- Covered for members under 21<br />Visceral Transplantation (includes intestine alone, or intestine +pancreas, +liver)- Covered for members under 21<br />Pancreas Only- Covered for members under 21<br />Stem Cell Transplants- Covered in all instances except for Allogeneic Unrelated for members over 21<br />Cornea- covered<br />Bone- covered<br />I did find out that transplant eligibility remains for patients currently on the transplant list, so people we are on the transplant list are not left high and dry. It is the new law and you can find it on page 25 here: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/7s/bills/hb2010h.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com