A12 For fifth consecutive year, a double-digit increase in health costs.
Then came years of investment losses and double-digit increases in health care costs.
"It looks like we're going to run a double-digit increase for the week," he told the assistants.
The gain was the fourth double-digit increase in five months.
From 1980 to 1990, there were double-digit increases in hospital rates, some years approaching 20 percent on average.
For example, tuition has had double-digit increases in each of the past four years.
Five top drug companies had double-digit increases in earnings for the third quarter.
"But there are none of the double-digit increases we've seen in other years."
He said that these programs have double-digit increases in annual cost.
"And then we got a double-digit increase in reimbursement from them."