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As Congress considers an overhaul of the nation's health care system, pressure is mounting on a small circle of Senate moderates who helped advance President Obama's economic stimulus this year.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is visiting the World Health Organization to discuss the agency's work on polio, AIDS and the swine flu outbreak.Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers want President Barack Obama to focus more on racial disparities reported in medical treatment as the White House works toward overhauling the nation's health care system.Members of Congress may rein in health spending by taking some Medicare money away from high-cost areas.June 9 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats drafting health-care overhaul legislation will lay out proposals today that include creating a government-run program to help cover the uninsured, even as Republicans stiffen their resistance to that idea.As the debate on health-care reform heats up on Capitol Hill, it's clear lawmakers don't see eye-to-eye on the issue -- with each other or President Obama.Members of Congress are considering proposals to rein in the growth of health spending by taking some Medicare money away from high-cost areas.In treatment for cancer, Senator Edward M. Kennedy continues to work on health care legislation, but he is not expected to return to the Capitol as formal debate begins this month.WASHINGTON ? Democrats in Congress are gearing up for what could be a crucial, month-long drive to craft health care legislation before the July 4 recess.Atrion and Merit Medical Systems are micro-cap health-care companies with robust earnings growth.Yahoo! News Search Results for Health
