31.   At the same time, Tufts executives said they must find new ways to control medical costs.

32.   Because of built-in inflation in salaries, medical costs and school aid, the budget will grow on its own unless it is pruned.

33.   Benefits include medical costs, prescriptions, in-home and hospice care for afflicted workers, but only for conditions specifically linked to asbestos exposure.

34.   Billions of dollars in medical costs could be saved without surgery, the report said.

35.   Blue Cross said the increases are needed to cover growing drug and other medical costs.

36.   Blue Cross blamed the losses on a combination of price competition and rising medical costs.

37.   A look at medical savings account, an increasingly popular type of insurance that lets employees keep some money if they hold down their medical costs.

38.   Aetna and Cigna disappointed investors earlier this month when they said higher-than-expected medical costs would cut earnings.

39.   Administration officials have said that charging wealthy senior citizens higher medical out-of-pocket costs and raising the eligibility age should not be a part of the balanced-budget legislation.

40.   Aetna and Cigna said earlier this month that higher medical costs were cutting earnings.