Tag: Robert King

Ã¢â¬ÅWe want as strong a vote as we can,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ Rep. Fred Upton said, hoping that the bill will get to President Obama by the end of the year. (AP File)

House lawmakers defend ‘cures’ bill

Robert King · June 16, 2015 8:00 pm

An employee at the Ferrara Bakery in New York's Little Italy displays a tray of raspberry drop cookies, Friday, June 27, 2008 in New York. New York's trans fat ban was the first to be adopted by an American city. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FDA bans trans fats

Robert King · June 16, 2015 1:33 pm

Nearly 73 percent of Americans say prescription drug prices are unreasonable, and pharmaceutical companies are to blame, according to a new poll. (Getty Images)

Most Americans upset over high drug prices: poll

Robert King · June 16, 2015 1:24 pm

As taxpayers fill out returns leading up to Tax Day on Wednesday, they are for the first time encountering questions about the Obamacare tax. (AP Photo)Â

Obamacare set to affect more small businesses in 2016

Robert King · June 16, 2015 9:00 am

Target Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell, left, and CVS Health President and CEO Larry Merlo, right, meet up in New York, Monday, June 15, 2015, to announce a strategic agreement. Under the agreement, CVS Health will acquire, rebrand and operate Target's pharmacies and clinics. (Stuart Ramson/AP Images for Target and CVS Health)

CVS to buy Target’s pharmacies and clinics

Robert King · June 15, 2015 5:45 pm

Over the past 10 days, Anthem made two bids to acquire Cigna, with the last at about $175 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported. (AP Photo)Â

Insurer Anthem seeks to buy rival Cigna

Robert King · June 15, 2015 5:38 pm

"There is no such constitutional right" to live in the United States with one's spouse, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the majority opinion. (Getty Images file)

Supreme Court: Visas can be denied without explanation to spouses

Robert King · June 15, 2015 3:27 pm

Lawsuits to force insurers to pay for a procedure aren't new, but they could reflect a new reality for most insurers as they find a way to pay for high-priced drugs. (Wikimedia Commons)Â

Patient lawsuits over denials of pricey drugs pile up

Robert King · June 14, 2015 4:01 am

The Utah Dugway Proving Ground was inspected by the CDC,Â and lawmakers hope the documents will shed light on the shipments' safety lapses.

Lawmakers seek documents on anthrax scare

Robert King · June 12, 2015 9:45 pm

"Republicans in Congress have been working for months on policy solutions to ensure a workable transitional plan is ready when the Court comes down with their ruling," Orrin Hatch wrote. (AP Photo)Â

Hatch: GOP has alternatives to Obamacare

Robert King · June 12, 2015 3:25 pm

A healthcare reform specialist helps an individual compare health insurance plans. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

New data doubts Obamacare sticker shock

Robert King · June 11, 2015 3:30 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell testifies at a House Ways and Means hearing, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Obamacare officials seek to educate newly insured on care

Robert King · June 11, 2015 2:53 pm