Robert King

A budget deal reached Wednesday by Senate leadership includes $6 billion in funding to fight the opioid epidemic, according to a source familiar with the deal, a boost from the extra $1.4 billion that Congress devoted to it in the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Healthcare

Spending deal includes more funding for anti-opioid epidemic programs, NIH, community health centers

Robert King -

February 7, 2018 7:59 pm

Data showed doctors are still prescribing too many opioids, a key driver that fueled the opioid epidemic that federal data shows kills 91 people each day. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Healthcare

Doctors are prescribing too many stronger opioids, says insurance lobby

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February 7, 2018 5:24 pm

The poll released Wednesday found that 38 percent thought Trump has done a

Healthcare

Public divided over Trump’s handling of opioid epidemic

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February 7, 2018 4:00 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he wants to at least keep the minimum dedicated opioid funding that has been made in 2017 and 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare

Senators press for more opioid funding as budget deal nears

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February 6, 2018 11:51 pm

Healthcare

Sen. Ron Johnson ‘frustrated’ right-to-try bill hasn’t moved in House

Robert King -

February 6, 2018 10:53 pm

Michael F. Neidorff, CEO of Centene Corporation, said a majority of the company's Obamacare insurance marketplace customers get tax subsidies. They are likely to still be customers because the cost of health insurance is either very low or free. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Healthcare

Obamacare insurer not concerned about loss of individual mandate

Robert King -

February 6, 2018 3:09 pm

Healthcare

Trump aims to get ‘right to try’ drug law across the finish line

Robert King -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

Vice President Mike Pence will be a key fundraising and bankrolling figure as the Republican Party approaches what looks to be brutal midterm elections this year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Economy

Mike Pence prioritizes Trump loyalists, swing districts in 2018 fundraising

David M. Drucker -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

The White House and Republicans in Congress are pushing for a new law allowing terminally ill patients bypass Food and Drug Administration regulations to get access to experimental treatments. (iStock)

Healthcare

Right-to-try advocates push for quick House vote

Robert King -

February 6, 2018 1:37 am

Insurance giant Anthem announced Monday it will contribute more than $58 million to employees' 401(k) programs thanks to the GOP-led tax reform package that passed last year. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Business

Anthem offers $1,000 bonuses due to tax cut

Robert King -

February 5, 2018 10:38 pm

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Tag: Robert King

Spending deal includes more funding for anti-opioid epidemic programs, NIH, community health centers

Doctors are prescribing too many stronger opioids, says insurance lobby

Public divided over Trump’s handling of opioid epidemic

Senators press for more opioid funding as budget deal nears

Sen. Ron Johnson ‘frustrated’ right-to-try bill hasn’t moved in House

Obamacare insurer not concerned about loss of individual mandate

Trump aims to get ‘right to try’ drug law across the finish line

Mike Pence prioritizes Trump loyalists, swing districts in 2018 fundraising

Right-to-try advocates push for quick House vote

Anthem offers $1,000 bonuses due to tax cut

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