Tag: Robert King

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Tuesday that he wants a commitment that the agency will be held responsible on opioid approvals after several controversial decisions. (AP Photo)

‘Rogue’ FDA could stoke painkiller abuse: Senator

Robert King · October 7, 2015 4:01 am

Susan Lynch, a nurse practitioner, checks over a patients electronic medical records, at the Central Florida Family Health Center in Sanford, Fla., Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Feds won’t delay electronic records rule

Robert King · October 6, 2015 10:01 pm

"I don't think we are as scared of heroin today as I felt when I was a teenager," said Dr.Â Oz. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Dr. Oz talks heroin on Capitol Hill

Robert King · October 6, 2015 7:26 pm

"No issue is more deserving of our undivided attention than protecting the dignity of human life," said Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., vice chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House to consider panel to investigate Planned Parenthood

Robert King · October 6, 2015 6:38 pm

The White House's last-minute compromise on drug copyright protectionsÂ in the Trans-Pacific PartnershipÂ appears to have pleased nobody. (AP Photo)

Why everybody hates the drug deal in the trade pact

Robert King · October 6, 2015 4:01 am

Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her late daughter, Brittany Maynard, as she receives congratulations from Ellen Pontac, left, after a right-to die measure was approved by the state Assembly in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

California governor signs right-to-die bill

Robert King · October 5, 2015 8:49 pm

Nationwide there are nearly 2 million people living with hepatitis B and 3.2 million who have hepatitis C.Â (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Health insurers accused of discrimination

Robert King · October 5, 2015 6:19 pm

All of the bills to lower costs wereÂ filed earlier thisÂ year, but so far none hasÂ advanced out of their respective legislative committees.Â (AP Photo/Kelley McCall)

States try to rein in pricey drugs

Robert King · October 3, 2015 10:28 am

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 photo, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton gives a statement to reporters at the media center at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla, after Gov. Mary Fallin halted the execution execution of Richard Glossip due to a question about the execution drugs. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma court halts executions

Robert King · October 2, 2015 5:11 pm

A woman gets insurance information during a healthcareÂ rally.Â Minnesota's regulators announced that the average rate increase for Obamacare enrollees would range from 14 to 49 percent in 2016.Â (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Obamacare rates could jump nearly 50 percent in Minn.

Robert King · October 2, 2015 2:55 pm

The Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to take on a case related to Obamacare.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama: Supreme Court should weigh in on birth control

Robert King · October 1, 2015 4:25 pm

Obamacare's "Cadillac" tax on high-cost health plans is getting a lot of heat, and not just from Republicans.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economists defend Obamacare ‘Cadillac’ tax on health plans

Robert King · October 1, 2015 3:50 pm