medicare coverage of viagra

Feb 1, 2005 . Including the drug in Medicare coverage would cut costs to individual patients . Not everyone believes Viagra to be medically necessary. . The letter in 1998 said Medicaid had to cover Viagra," said Salo, . The state has approved coverage of Viagra in five cases, not involving sex offenders, . The appellant, Blue Shield of California, has asked the Medicare Appeals Council to . These publications indicate that coverage of Viagra was subject to . Viagra, the blockbuster impotence drug, will be paid for under Medicare's new prescription drug coverage, officials said on Tuesday. . Jan 27, 2007 . DETROIT -- Men will no longer receive Medicare coverage for Viagra and two other erectile-dysfunction drugs when taken to improve sexual . Feb 11, 2005 . Should Medicare Pay for Drugs Like Viagra? by Robert E. Cranston . We do not need caviar for the currently eligible Medicare and Medicaid . Viagra for sex offenders isn't a program. Medicaid covers ED drugs, . to a handful of high risk (Level 3) offenders getting full Medicaid coverage. .