Key Health Issues Divide Both Parties

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Other

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, center, speaks as Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, left, and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson listen during a news conference at the Department of Treasury in Washington in this April 23, 2007 file photo. In a preview of the year ahead, Leavitt says the administration will work to limit the federal government's role in the delivery of health care. He said that goal puts it at odds with several Democratic proposals, such as giving the HHS secretary authority to negotiate drug prices and greatly increasing enrollment in government-sponsored health insurance for children. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

(AP) -- The Bush administration's health agenda this year will consist largely of fending off Democratic lawmakers until a new president and Congress take charge.

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