The trustees of troubled medical scheme Health Squared have extended a lifeline to members with grave health conditions, agreeing to cover their claims until the end of September so they have more time to find alternative cover.

Their resolution was taken against the backdrop of a legal challenge from the SA Nephrology Society, which intervened earlier this week in the scheme’s liquidation application to try to protect patients from a potentially fatal break in treatment.  ..

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