Drug companies using doctors, discount cards to skirt generic substitutions

Doctors are handing out drug company "payment assistance" cards along with some prescriptions so patients can get brand-name drugs supposedly at generic prices. But some patients are paying extra costs out of their own pocket.
Doctors are handing out drug company payment assistance cards along with some prescriptions so patients can get brand-name drugs supposedly at generic prices. But some patients are paying extra costs out of their own pocket.

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