Dialysis and Transplantation

Kidney failure is a complication of diabetes. In 1972, Congress passed legislation making people of any age with permanent kidney failure eligible for Medicare.

To qualify for Medicare on the basis of kidney failure:

- you must need regular dialysis
- or have had a kidney transplant,
- and you must have worked under Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board,
- or as a Government employee (or be the child or spouse of someone who has),
- or you must already be receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits.

For more information, call the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at 1–800–MEDICARE (633–4227) to request the booklet Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services. This booklet is also available on the Internet at www.medicare.gov under "Publications."

For information on financing an organ transplant, contact the following organization:

Source:http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/financialhelp/#14