Tag: EquiAxis

  • Rare Disease Funding in Focus After KeyHealth Ruling

    Rare Disease Funding in Focus After KeyHealth Ruling

    Rare disease funding is under scrutiny after the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) Appeals Committee ordered KeyHealth to cover a teenager’s treatment in full. The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) says the case shows why schemes need a way to share the cost of exceptionally expensive treatments. The 15-year-old has paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, a rare blood disorder. Treatment with AstraZeneca’s…

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