The copay cards and coupons were provided to patients by drugmakers to help patients lower their out-of-pocket costs, but insurers counteracted with practices aimed to discourage patients from using the discounts, telling them they wouldn’t count the value of copay assistance toward their deductibles or out-of-pocket costs.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill that protects consumers from the insurer practices into law March 25.
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