Medicare program; outpatient prescription drugs: list of covered home i.v. drugs--HCFA. Proposed notice.
This notice sets forth a list of intravenous drugs that we propose to cover on the basis that they can be safely and effectively administered in the home. The notice would implement section 1861(t)(4) of the Social Security Act as added by section 202(a) of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.
D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000191:economics*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000191:economics; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States