51.   But as the loud voice of managed care speaks in the other ear, Latham knows she cannot justify a costly hospital stay to the insurance company.

52.   But David Cone, one of the Yankees who visited Strawberry during his recent hospital stay, was willing to talk about his friend.

53.   But hospital stays in Russia are generally much longer.

54.   But most analysts were concerned about medical costs, led by prescription drugs and hospital stays, which appeared to be overrunning rate increases.

55.   But Saba, who says he thinks the decline in hospital stays may be reversing, says Community Psychiatric can do well in the future.

56.   But the effect can weigh heavily on those who depend on health insurance, which today attempts to minimize hospital stays.

57.   But today the newly powerful health maintenance organizations are demanding shorter hospital stays and paying hospitals discounted rates, putting stress on budgets.

58.   But they say it has gone too far in restricting their authority to prescribe tests, hospital stays or referrals.

59.   By pushing cheaper, older drugs, they say, health plans ultimately drive up costs for hospital stays, nursing homes and doctors.

60.   By stepping forward with an advanced description of his daylong hospital stay, Cheney seemed determined to keep doubts about his performance at a minimum.