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File this under ‘How curious.’

After  generic versions of a key hepatitis B treatment debuted in 2014, they helped patients save money over the next few years. Yet at the same time, the average out-of-pocket spending on those generics actually rose, even though nearly a dozen copycat versions were available, suggesting competition failed to work sufficiently.

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