91. Should drug costs for senior citizens be left to the profit motives of the insurance and drug industries? 92. Since then health insurance premiums have climbed rapidly, driven largely by higher drug costs. 93. So the same percentage increase in drug costs will have a far greater dollar impact. 94. So drug costs have become a huge burden for many elderly people. 95. Soaring drug costs against diminishing income is not a formula for what are supposed to be the Golden Years. 96. Some members of Elderly United have tried going to Canada to cut their drug costs. 97. Still, the rebate rule shows how tricky it can be to squeeze drug costs out of health care. 98. The bill would create an interstate compact to deal with drug costs and make it a felony to sell drugs at a higher price to states in the compact. 99. The bill would cover one-fifth of drug costs expected for the elderly in the next decade. 100. The company blamed higher costs in its Medicare plans, higher enrollment in less profitable plans for the poor and an increase in drug costs. |
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