First of all, pharmaceutical costs are the single fastest-growing part of our health care budget.

Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.

I want to drive down health care costs.

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.

Mention health in most companies, and the cost of health insurance is what comes to mind, not how the company can invest to prevent further escalation in societal health care costs.

We cannot continue. Our pension costs and health care costs for our employees are going to bankrupt this city.