Costs High in Medicare Drug Program, Democrats Say« Thread Started on Oct 15, 2007, 6:12pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Costs High in Medicare Drug Program, Democrats Sayread at source> http://public.cq.com/docs/cqm/cqmidday1 ... mlMedicare’s new prescription drug program, which is run by private insurance companies, is running up “high administrative costs, sales expenses and profits,” according to a report released Monday by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.