But it is not clear that Americans overall pay more for drugs than people in other countries.

In some cases, plans refuse to pay for certain new expensive drugs.

"I will probably pay $3,600 this year" for drugs, she said.

He stood before her, demanding whatever she had to pay for drugs.

But Medicare generally does not pay for drugs used by patients outside the hospital.

But Medicare would not have to pay anything for drugs left off the list.

It's not that the poor elderly don't need help paying for drugs.

But he doesn't offer a solution to the problem of paying for drugs.

He probably will offer some plan to pay for drugs.

The idea behind the program is that participants should not have to pay more than 7 to 10 percent of their gross income for drugs.