Robert King

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Lawmakers have reached an impasse on President Obama's $1.9 billion funding request. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dems: No offsets on Zika funds

Robert King · April 27, 2016 6:03 pm

The collection of bills would give grants for treatment options, expand access to the overdose antidote naloxone and remove barriers to doctors prescribing the addiction treatment buprenorphine. (AP Photo)

House panels advance series of opioid bills

Robert King · April 27, 2016 5:03 pm

Anthem reported that enrollment in Obamacare's exchanges was better than expected. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Obamacare enrollment surges for Anthem

Robert King · April 27, 2016 12:51 pm

The House provision would allow a pharmacist to make a small amount of a drug in preparation for getting a prescription from a doctor, a practice called "office use" compounding. (Sean Meyers/CVS Health via AP Images)

Big Pharma duels with pharmacies in funding fight

Robert King · April 27, 2016 4:01 am

The virus has hit Puerto Rico hard, with the federal government reporting 474 cases. Unlike the continental U.S., the virus is spreading via mosquito bites there. (AP Photo)

Feds give Puerto Rico money to fight Zika

Robert King · April 26, 2016 6:27 pm

The National Association of Community Health Centers improperly allowed AmeriCorps volunteers to support women getting an abortion at those clinics, the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Inspector General reported Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Watchdog: AmeriCorps members helped with abortion services

Robert King · April 26, 2016 6:10 pm

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX).

House Dem: Obama not doing enough to fight drug prices

Robert King · April 26, 2016 6:06 pm

The Harm Reduction Coalition, a top substance abuse advocacy group, wrote to leaders of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday with concerns about the panel's approach to addressing opioid abuse. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

House opioid bill worries treatment group

Robert King · April 26, 2016 12:11 am

The regulations aim to help Medicaid beneficiaries by improving insurance plan standards in terms of quality and types of providers offered. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Feds overhaul Medicaid program

Robert King · April 25, 2016 9:55 pm

E-cigarette advertising rose from $6.4 million in 2011 to an estimated $115 million in 2014. (iStock photo)

CDC: Link between e-cig ads and use

Robert King · April 25, 2016 7:16 pm

Coalition of groups wants Congress to boost funding for evaluating the value of pharmaceuticals. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Prescription for lowering high drug prices: More money

Robert King · April 25, 2016 3:47 pm

The legislation from Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., delves into a long-running battle between optometrists and retailers of contact lenses over 30 million consumers' ability to choose where they get their contacts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Retailers see red in contact lens bill

Robert King · April 25, 2016 4:01 am