61.   In addition, as ever more costly drugs are introduced, prescription drug costs are rising by double digit percentages each year.

62.   In addition, under the Republican plan, the government would pay most drug costs for people with very high pharmaceutical expenses.

63.   In return, seniors would have half their drug costs paid by the government.

64.   In the interim, the president said the Medicaid program, which covers poverty-stricken Americans, could be used to assist seniors with their drug costs.

65.   In one Merck-Medco case, the plaintiffs also claimed that the company inflated drug costs for some customers.

66.   In the last three months, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb have signed agreements with Florida promising to reduce Medicaid drug costs and total Medicaid spending.

67.   In the discussion over rising drug costs, a number of more dramatic solutions have been advocated.

68.   Ironically, managed care is partly responsible for the rapid increase in drug costs.

69.   It must help seniors overcome soaring drug costs.

70.   It would look at medicine spending trends by age and income to determine if high drug costs are taking a toll on seniors and people with disabilities.