After Uproar, Man With Breast Cancer Ok’d For Coverage

After uproar, man with breast cancer OK’d for coverage

Raymond Johnson was due for some good news. Earlier this month, he was denied Medicaid coverage after being diagnosed with breast cancer.  But he just got the call he was waiting for: South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is granting him coverage, after all.

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