Tag: Robert King

Enrollment in third Obamacare enrollment seasons ends Jan. 31, leaving the Obama administration a few more weeks to urge people to sign up. It has set a goal of 10 million Americans with Obamacare coverage in 2016. (AP photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

Obamacare website to feature new tools

Robert King · October 23, 2015 5:20 pm

South Carolina's co-op follows four other co-ops that have decided to close up shop in the past two weeks. The co-ops were created to offer more competition for consumers on the Obamacare health insurance exchanges.Â (AP file photo/Lynne Sladky)

South Carolina Obamacare co-op ninth to shut down

Robert King · October 22, 2015 10:37 pm

Imprimis to offer competitor after outrage over 5,000-percent price hike for anti-parasite treatment.Â (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Company offers $1 alternative to $750 drug

Robert King · October 22, 2015 6:29 pm

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, to discuss a synopsis of the House Republican budget proposal as he announces the plan. The plan includes a boost in defense spending but cuts in the Medicaid program for the poor, food stamps and health care subsidies. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

House strips part of Obamacare repeal bill

Robert King · October 22, 2015 3:36 pm

Obama links drug abuse epidemic to income inequality

Obama links drug abuse epidemic to income inequality

Robert King · October 21, 2015 8:26 pm

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. said late Wednesday that federal prosecutors are seeking information on the drug developer's drug pricing, distribution and patient assistance program. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Wall Street smacks drug maker under federal investigaton

Robert King · October 21, 2015 6:44 pm

A major problem that contributes to the opioid abuse epidemic is overprescribing painkillers, sometimes when they are not necessary, said Michael Botticelli, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. (AP file photo/Toby Talbot)

Obama to announce plan to halt drug abuse

Robert King · October 21, 2015 4:13 pm

Health experts say that the flu shot should be effective for theÂ upcoming season and that everybody should get protection. (AP Photo)

Feds battle doubts on flu shot

Robert King · October 21, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said Monday that he intends to block every Department of Health and Human Services nominee unless he gets answers on the failures surrounding taxpayer-funded Obamacare insurance startups. (AP Photo)

GOP senator to block Obama noms over co-op closures

Robert King · October 19, 2015 9:56 pm

South Carolina's co-op follows four other co-ops that have decided to close up shop in the past two weeks. The co-ops were created to offer more competition for consumers on the Obamacare health insurance exchanges.Â (AP file photo/Lynne Sladky)

House GOP grabs another Obamacare legal victory

Robert King · October 19, 2015 8:30 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary ClintonÂ wrote to the FDAÂ and the Federal Trade Commission about the anti-parasite drug Daraprim.Â (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Clinton demands regulators target drug maker

Robert King · October 19, 2015 3:04 pm

The American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report Monday that any amount of alcohol during any trimester of pregnancy increases the chances of birth defects. (iStock Photo)

No alcohol for pregnant women: report

Robert King · October 19, 2015 2:40 pm