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Family in battle with medical scheme to cover rare cancer drug - Juta MedicalBrief

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The family of an Eastern Cape man is squaring up to take on the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), after an unsuccessful struggle to have Discovery cover the costs of his costly cancer medication, and after they were forced to crowdfund to get him on to the treatment. Diagnosed with what they saw as a death sentence a year ago, Reverend Barry Fourie’s only hope was the expensive treatment Discovery refused to cover. Through fundraising, however,…
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Medical Brief broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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