Robert King

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Items seized in a drug raid in the Asylum Hill neighborhood in Hartford, Conn. Hartford Police Department Deputy Chief Brian Foley said multiple officers became ill when they were exposed to heroin and fentanyl during the bust. (Hartford Police Department via AP)

Opioid epidemic looms over Senate’s Medicaid talks

Robert King · May 15, 2017 4:01 am

Many British hospitals have had to cancel appointments and procedures, as the ransomware, known as "WannaCry," crippled their computer systems. (@fendifille via AP)

US hospitals warily monitoring British hacks

Robert King · May 12, 2017 9:45 pm

Vermont's two insurers offered rate increases ranging from 6 to 12 percent for next year's plans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Vermont insurers propose single-digit rate increases

Robert King · May 12, 2017 9:30 pm

Tom Price's questioning of the benefits of medication-assisted treatment for opioid abuse doesn't signal a change in federal policy, the agency said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

HHS says it won’t change rules on opioid treatments

Robert King · May 12, 2017 8:43 pm

Several British hospitals say they are having major computer problems Hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the country are reporting problems with their computer systems as the result of an apparent cyberattack. (@fendifille via AP)

NSA tools may be linked to hacker attacks on European hospitals

Robert King · May 12, 2017 7:03 pm

Anthem ends embattled bid to merge with fellow insurer Cigna. (AP Photo/File)

Insurer Anthem ends merger bid with Cigna

Robert King · May 12, 2017 5:41 pm

The World Health Organization confirmed that a laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola emerged in the central African country of Congo. (AP)

Africa has new Ebola outbreak

Robert King · May 12, 2017 4:33 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Senate healthcare talks ‘a disaster’

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein · May 12, 2017 3:51 pm

Working group focuses on stabilizing the insurance market short term and lowering costs long term, Sen. Ron Johnson said. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GOP senators search for key to lower insurance premiums than Obamacare’s

Robert King · May 11, 2017 9:11 pm

Twenty-one percent of Americans approve of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare that passed the House last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump health bill really unpopular, poll shows

Robert King · May 11, 2017 7:11 pm

Daily on Healthcare

Daily on Healthcare: Will healthcare get Comey-ed?

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein · May 11, 2017 3:50 pm

The Senate health committee tabled a measure that would set up a system to enable Americans to buy cheaper drugs from Canada. (iStock photo)

Bid to legalize buying cheaper drugs from Canada dies

Robert King · May 11, 2017 3:18 pm