Robert King

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Highmark lost $85 million last year, in part due to losses from Obamacare. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Insurer sues government to recover Obamacare losses

Robert King · May 18, 2016 9:17 pm

Committee chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., signed the letters alongside Reps. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., and Joseph Pitts, R-Pa. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

GOP demands answers on whether Obamacare co-ops will survive

Robert King · May 18, 2016 3:04 pm

$1.1 billion in funding faces an uphill climb in the House, where lawmakers are proposing roughly half that, (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

Senate advances Zika funding

Robert King · May 17, 2016 7:36 pm

"This proposed model is far from perfect, and I have serious concerns about the aspects of it," Gene Green said during a House hearing. (AP Photo)

Democrats break with administration on Medicare plan

Robert King · May 17, 2016 3:09 pm

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans lacked health insurance in 2015, new data shows. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Uninsured rate declined last year

Robert King · May 17, 2016 2:10 pm

"I won't speculate as to why they punted, but my suspicion is that if we had nine Supreme Court justices instead of eight, then they wouldn't have punted," President Obama said. (AP Photo)

Obama blames Congress for Supreme Court punt

Robert King · May 16, 2016 7:59 pm

House lawmakers introduced a plan to provide more than $600 million to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

House offers $622M Zika funding bill

Robert King · May 16, 2016 5:38 pm

Supreme Court punts on Little Sisters birth control mandate case

Supreme Court punts on Little Sisters birth control mandate case

Robert King · May 16, 2016 2:36 pm

Patient Amanda Thornton, left, of Aloha, Ore., speaks with primary care doctor John Guerreiro at a clinic run by the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Beaverton, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

Get ready for more Obamacare premium spikes

Robert King · May 16, 2016 4:01 am

"Disagreeing with Congress doesn't give the White House the authority to circumvent Congress," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obamacare legal victory creates new problems for GOP

Robert King · May 14, 2016 4:01 am

The CDC announced new funding of $25 million from preparedness funding to give to 53 states, cities and U.S. territories at risk for Zika transmission. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

CDC gives states new funding for fighting Zika

Robert King · May 13, 2016 7:54 pm

The plan is to replace the Senate bill with the 18 House bills and then go to conference with the Senate. ( AP Photo/Jim Cole)

House pushes through addiction package during ‘Opioid Week’

Robert King · May 13, 2016 3:56 pm