Established businesses pay 1.5 percent to 6 percent of each transaction for credit services, she said.

The bill recommends that individuals pay, on average, 25 percent to 30 percent of the cost.

The medical center agency plans to limit the percentage of paying customers to 25 percent.

Today, they would have to pay 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent.

Doctors typically pay 66 percent to 87 percent of the average wholesale price, the administration said.

States would pay 5 percent to 25 percent of the total cost, estimated at $68 billion over five years.

Now they're being asked, in some cases, to pay 25 to 30 percent.

Three Scudder money funds are paying 2.37 percent to 2.46 percent.

In February, the company raised the fee that store owners pay on sales to 8 percent from 5.25 percent.

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.