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Trump "must be held to his promises" not to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, letter says. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Dems call for healthcare rallies

Robert King · December 28, 2016 6:57 pm

Customers are worried about Republican promises to repeal the law, among other issues, healthcare experts say. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Obamacare repeal talk may be behind signup surge

Robert King · December 28, 2016 5:01 am

The share of Americans who drove under the influence dropped from 15.3 percent in 2002 to 11 percent in 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Drinking and driving on the decline

Robert King · December 27, 2016 6:06 pm

An investigation by two House panels uncovered a new memo used by the White House to justify payments to insurers to reduce copays and deductibles for low-income Obamacare customers. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

GOP: White House has no legal basis for Obamacare payments

Robert King · December 22, 2016 8:21 pm

A motion to intervene was filed in the D.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit initially brought by the House against the Obama administration. (iStock Photo)

Obamacare customers want to continue House lawsuit fight

Robert King · December 20, 2016 11:11 pm

HHS nominee Rep. Tom Price opposes making doctor participation in Medicare payment experiments mandatory. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New regs for doctors set up clash with Trump pick

Robert King · December 20, 2016 10:44 pm

States might not impose regulations that would govern the "extent of coverage," budget office says.

Budget office: Obamacare replacement tax credits may offer limited benefit

Robert King · December 20, 2016 9:20 pm

The bill Mayor Muriel Bowser signed would enable someone 18 years or older who is mentally capable and terminally ill to end their life. It sets up reporting requirements for physicians and the district's Department of Health. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

DC mayor signs assisted suicide bill

Robert King · December 20, 2016 2:47 pm

Republican lawmakers want to know if ineligible people are receiving Medicaid. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Lawmakers question Medicaid integrity

Robert King · December 19, 2016 6:58 pm

Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who President-elect Trump nominated to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has a plan. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

GOP searches for quick way to fund Obamacare replacement’s tax credits

Robert King · December 18, 2016 5:01 am

The 500 pages of regulations govern a slew of areas for insurers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama issues regs for Obamacare despite law’s uncertain future

Robert King · December 16, 2016 9:49 pm

The Obama administration found that drug spending on Medicare Part D, the program's prescription drug program, was $121 billion in 2014, a 17 percent increase from 2013. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers demand to know if drug maker lied to them

Robert King · December 16, 2016 9:31 pm