Robert King

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced late Tuesday the 2016 premiums and deductibles for Medicare Part A, which covers hospital costs, and Part BÂ whichÂ covers physician and outpatient programs. (Bloomberg/Daniel Acker)

Medicare premiums to remain flat for most of 2016

Robert King · November 10, 2015 11:04 pm

Senators wrote to the Obama administration on Tuesday asking what is being done to help aid identity theft victims and prevent future cyberattacks. (iStock photo)

Senators probe healthcare hacks

Robert King · November 10, 2015 5:34 pm

Blame game heats up over drug prices

Blame game heats up over drug prices

Robert King · November 10, 2015 5:01 am

About 65 percent of American adults think e-cigarettes are harmful to the health of people who use them, less than tobacco cigarettes but more than marijuana, the poll said.Â (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Americans want e-cigarette regulations

Robert King · November 9, 2015 4:20 pm

"The solution is to allow individual co-ops to raise capital to meet these solvency needs," said Peter Beilenson, who oversees Maryland's co-op. (Examiner file)

Remaining Obamacare co-ops need help

Robert King · November 5, 2015 8:25 pm

Obamacare's tax credits have been upheld, but if younger and higher-income people don't start enrolling in the health exchanges it may not matter, experts say.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Gov’t faces obstacles to recover $1 billion in co-op money

Robert King · November 5, 2015 5:01 am

Americans from across the political spectrum are worried about the cost of prescription drugs for serious diseases, following weeks of news coverage about companies hiking prices for critical medicines. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Dems furious at no action on high drug prices

Robert King · November 4, 2015 2:40 pm

Michigan's Consumers Mutual Insurance announced late Tuesday it would not offer plans in 2016, making it the 12th Obamacare consumer-operatedÂ and orientedÂ plan to close up. (Screenshot)

12th Obamacare insurance co-op closes down

Robert King · November 4, 2015 4:04 am

Consumers using healthcare.gov now can check to see if their doctor accepts their insurance plan. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

Obamacare adds doctor lookup tool

Robert King · November 3, 2015 10:55 pm

The Affordable Care ActÂ created 23 co-ops to spur more competition on the marketplaces, but financial woes have prompted 11 of them to close down. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Administration pledges to recoup lost Obamacare insurer money

Robert King · November 3, 2015 10:41 pm

Montana's state legislature passed MedicaidÂ expansion earlier this year. (AP Photo/Alison Noon)

Montana officially expands Medicaid

Robert King · November 2, 2015 10:37 pm

Treating obesity and the health conditions that stem from it is expensive, as state Medicaid programs can attest. (iStock Photo)

Obesity costs Medicaid $8 billion a year

Robert King · November 2, 2015 9:00 pm