One Year After Report on VTM NEWS, Exorbitantly Expensive Growth Medication for Sem Is Reimbursed After All: “I Thought It Wouldn’t Be an Option for Us”

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A year ago, Sem Delvaux (10) from Houthalen-Helchteren appeared on VTM NEWS. The boy from Limburg has dwarfism, but the medicine that could help him was not reimbursed. Now Sem and his parents have received good news from the doctor. The extremely expensive medicine, costing 250,000 euros a year, will soon be reimbursed. “For him, that means a gain of at least 7.5 centimeters.”

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Good news for 10-year-old Sem Delvaux from Houthalen-Helchteren. The medicine Voxzogo will be reimbursed after all. It is intended to ensure that the 10-year-old boy can grow to approximately 1.50 m. Earlier this week, the family received the long-awaited phone call after a years-long struggle. The medicine Voxzogo costs around 250,000 euros annually. Unaffordable for the Houthalen family, so the parents pulled out all the stops to secure reimbu…