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Patients insisting on original medicine would be forced to pay out of pocket despite having a medical cover.
A local medical insurer has directed that its sick clients will, starting today, receive cheaper variations of drugs when they fall sick, as part of a global push at cost-cutting.
Madison General Insurance said in a notice that all healthcare facilities will henceforth stop dispensing branded drugs, a move that could be replicated across the industry.
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