Tag: Robert King

President Trump answered questions about Obamacare during a press conference Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump: Obamacare bill coming by mid-March

Robert King · February 16, 2017 8:08 pm

President Trump said that packed town halls for GOP lawmakers are not the people being represented by the lawmakers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump dismisses Obamacare protests

Robert King · February 16, 2017 7:02 pm

Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator nominee for President Trump, doesn't support turning Medicare into a voucher program, a break from her would-be boss Tom Price. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

CMS pick doesn’t support Medicare vouchers

Robert King · February 16, 2017 6:11 pm

oto, Seema Verma, President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, refused to endorse giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci File)

CMS pick won’t commit to Medicare drug price negotiations

Robert King · February 16, 2017 4:59 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is hoping Democrats are done with boycotting votes on President Trump's nominees. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hatch encourages Democrats to participate in nomination hearings

Robert King · February 16, 2017 3:57 pm

Enrollment in the federal program is lagging and insurers say they may pull out next year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Bad news piling up for Obamacare

Robert King · February 16, 2017 12:26 am

Vivek Murthy said healthcare spending has focused too much on treatment.

Surgeon general stresses prevention

Robert King · February 15, 2017 10:21 pm

Molina reported that in the fourth quarter of 2016 net income per share decreased to 14 cents in 2016 compared with $2.58 per share in 2015. (iStock photo)

Insurer Molina suffers Obamacare losses, may quit exchanges

Robert King · February 15, 2017 9:40 pm

Growth in using Medicare services will increase from recent historical lows as more baby boomers reach retirement age. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Healthcare spending to speed up

Robert King · February 15, 2017 9:00 pm

Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said the marketplaces are in a "death spiral" in pointed remarks Wednesday during a Wall Street Journal event. He added that more insurers likely would leave next year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Insurer CEO: Obamacare in a death spiral

Robert King · February 15, 2017 5:09 pm

The agency confirmed that it is no longer going to reject tax forms that don't have the box checked to attest the taxpayer has health insurance. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

IRS rolls back tighter enforcement of Obamacare mandate

Robert King · February 15, 2017 5:00 pm

The medical examiners risk losing accreditation. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lawmakers target synthetic opioids

Robert King · February 14, 2017 5:02 pm