Sep 17, 2013: The days of getting free drug samples from a Wisconsin physician are largely over.

Health care organizations have or are in the process of phasing out free samples to patients, as well as curbing visits by drug and medical equipment salesmen to doctors. They cite a variety of reasons for ending the samples, but cost is a big part of it.

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Freebies drive up costs of patient treatment and care, health care executives say.