51.   He had a reputation for fighting soaring health costs and government and industry control over medical care.

52.   Health costs are the biggest contributor to benefit costs.

53.   Health insurers such as Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc. have seen their profits weakened due to rising health costs.

54.   Health costs from minor complaints are no longer covered by many state company health care plans, making people less willing to seek treatment, Ding said.

55.   Health insurers such as Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc. are already reeling from rising health costs that have eaten into their profits.

56.   Health costs are rising, but not alarmingly so.

57.   Health costs rocketed when pharmaceutical companies resorted to elaborate marketing campaigns to increase sales volume.

58.   Health maintenance organizations have evidence showing that they can hold down health costs while maintaining a high quality of care.

59.   Health costs are not a force of nature.

60.   Hoehn, the analyst, said managed care had succeeded in bringing health costs down.