Robert King

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"It is imperative that we complete these negotiations quickly," said Rep. Hal Rogers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate open negotiations on Zika funding

Robert King · June 15, 2016 8:18 pm

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Wednesday it will provide $22 million to state insurance departments to help them oversee plans offered on Obamacare's exchanges. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Feds respond to high Obamacare rates

Robert King · June 15, 2016 7:09 pm

A World Health Organization panel found no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

Great news for coffee lovers

Robert King · June 15, 2016 3:40 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio reiterated his opposition to Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., by saying a ban "doesn't solve anything." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rubio: Muslim ban ‘doesn’t solve anything’

Robert King · June 15, 2016 1:51 pm

Tom Frieden, the director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday that the lack of new funding from Congress is making it harder to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

CDC: More money needed to fight Zika

Robert King · June 15, 2016 1:08 pm

President Obama's fiscal 2017 budget included $1.1 billion in new funding for prevention, treatment and recovery services, but Congress hasn't acted on the funding request. (Tannen Maury/Bloomberg News, File)

White House: Funding to battle opioid abuse needed now

Robert King · June 14, 2016 8:46 pm

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer, center, walks with officials during a visit to the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A panel of WHO experts found that the risk of getting the Zika virus will be low at the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

WHO panel: Zika risk at Olympics low

Robert King · June 14, 2016 7:32 pm

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., led off a hearing on superbugs in the House Energy & Commerce Committee by pushing for the Senate to approve a package of biomedical research. "Maybe this urgent issue can be used to help enact this important law," she said. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Dem pushes Senate to move on superbug bill

Robert King · June 14, 2016 3:10 pm

The report found that 14.5 people would lose coverage with a repeal of the Medicaid expansion and another 8.8 million people would not have marketplace or other individual insurance. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Report: 24 million lose insurance if Obamacare goes away

Robert King · June 13, 2016 6:43 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona requested a 65 percent increase for 2017, the biggest in the state. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Sticker shock: Arizona Obamacare insurer asks for 65 percent rate hike

Robert King · June 13, 2016 5:20 pm

The White House rolled out a list of proposals on Monday aimed at reducing the list, through which it can take years for people to get a donor. (AP Photo)

Obama aims to reduce organ waiting list

Robert King · June 13, 2016 5:17 pm

AIDS advocates participate in a rolling protest caravan in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on June 8, targeting Gilead Sciences over its drug pricing and policies during the drug giant's presentation at Goldman Sachs' Annual Healthcare Conference at the exclusive Terranea Resort. The protest followed a Los Angeles Times article that revealed Gilead's patent manipulation in order to maximize profits on its drugs containing tenofovir, a key HIV/AIDS drug. (AIDS Healthcare Foundation via AP)

Drug makers fight Calif. price caps

Robert King · June 13, 2016 4:01 am