AHCCCS Restores Coverage Of Transplants For Adults

Posted 12 April 2011 by bwcomm & filed under Member News, Newsroom, Provider News.

On April 6, 2011 Governor Brewer signed Senate Bill 1619 which restores AHCCCS coverage of transplants that were removed for adults on October 1, 2010.

Beginning April 1, 2011, AHCCCS will cover and pay for the restored transplants for members age 21 years and older. This means that AHCCCS and its health plans will cover the following transplants on and after April 1, 2011:

• Pancreas Transplants after a Kidney Transplant.
• Liver Transplants for Members with Hepatitis C.
• Allogeneic Unrelated Hematopoietic Cell Transplants.
• Heart Transplants for Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathies.
• Lung Transplants.
• Heart Lung Transplants.

To view the AHCCCS letter describing the restored transplant coverage, please click here .

If you would like more information regarding the transplant coverage, please click on the AHCCCS website below or you can call Member Services.
http://www.azahcccs.gov/reporting/legislation/sessions/2010/BenefitChanges.aspx#transplantRestoration