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Drugmakers can give free drugs to patients losing aid

Caring Voice, one of the biggest patient-assistance charities in the U.S., announced last week it wont offer patients financial assistance in 2018 after losing a crucial stamp of approval from the U.S. government.

By Robert Langreth | Updated on January 10, 2018
HHS says that drug companies that provided free drugs to patients who had been receiving assistance from Caring Voice last year would not be subject to administrative sanction. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Drugmakers can provide free medication to patients who can’t afford their prescriptions after a major industry-funded charity said it wouldn’t offer patients assistance in 2018, the federal government said.

The charity, Caring Voice Coalition, had received hundreds of millions of dollars from drug companies, but said last week it won’t offer patients financial assistance in 2018 after losing a crucial stamp of approval from the U.S. government.

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