11.   But that coverage is often limited or unreliable, and one-third of the elderly have no insurance at all for prescription drug costs.

12.   But voter surveys indicate that the question of how to protect older Americans from crushing prescription drug costs is among the most potent campaign issues.

13.   Clinton said that all Medicare beneficiaries should have access to an affordable option for insurance coverage of prescription drug costs.

14.   Dr. Tom Lee is fighting rising prescription drug costs with red, yellow, and green.

15.   Gore has proposed expanding Medicare to cover prescription drug costs for the elderly and has made the issue of high drug prices a staple of his stump speeches.

16.   Growth in prescription drug costs and other factors has led to recent budget shortfalls.

17.   However, the federal government does not require Medicare to safeguard seniors by covering drug prescription costs.

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

19.   It was a policy speech, full of detailed proposals for lower prescription costs and more funding for medical research.

20.   Plans that require consumers to pay a percentage of prescription costs rather than a flat rate are also gaining ground.