At other times they, and their principal, declare that global budgets and price controls are central.

We do not create global budgets through the use of premium caps.

A global budget, or even a more flexible expenditure target, could begin to slow total system costs.

"The Clinton plan set up a structure of global budgets and price controls for the whole country," he added.

Establish a national target for health care expenses, called a global budget.

The campaign, with a global budget estimated at more than $600 million, has been one of the most contentious in advertising.

Mr. Clinton has advocated a "global budget" for all health-care spending, public and private.

Would global budgets lock these differences in place, or would they be used to equalize the quality of care?

The global budget was more than one million francs.

The tax, in effect, imposes a global budget on basic health care without imposing the heavy hand of price controls.