Tag: Robert King

Cigna says it is preparing for the worst, as it scales back a planned expansion. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Obamacare insurer braces for loss

Robert King · November 3, 2016 4:52 pm

Insurance premiums would have to rise by 44 percent to match pre-Obamacare totals, an analysis found. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Despite increase, Obamacare premiums below pre-law levels

Robert King · November 2, 2016 4:01 am

The D.C. Council on Tuesday preliminarily approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to end their own life. (iStock Photo)

DC Council advances assisted suicide bill

Robert King · November 1, 2016 7:43 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott called on the White House to expedite new federal funding to the state to combat the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida governor: We need Zika money now

Robert King · November 1, 2016 3:04 pm

The chamber's Democratic leadership filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit contesting the House lawsuit over the law's cost-sharing reduction payments. (AP Photo)

House Dems fight GOP Obamacare lawsuit

Robert King · October 31, 2016 9:38 pm

Hospitalizations more than doubled from 1997 to 2012, mirroring an uptick in prescription painkiller use. (iStock photo)

More kids hospitalized for opioid poisoning

Robert King · October 31, 2016 6:30 pm

The administration wants 13.8 million people to sign up, but higher plan costs could make that difficult. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pivotal open enrollment to start for Obamacare

Robert King · October 31, 2016 4:01 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said that getting an agreement on cures is a top priority in the lame-duck session, which begins Nov. 14. (AP Photo)

Top research group wants cures bill passed

Robert King · October 28, 2016 4:39 pm

The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation's findings showed that average annual out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs dropped from $167 in 2009 to $144 in 2014. (AP Photo)

Out-of-pocket drug spending falls

Robert King · October 28, 2016 3:29 pm

Republicans are mad that a Maryland co-op, funded by taxpayers, wants to become a for-profit. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GOP lawmakers probe Obamacare co-op

Robert King · October 27, 2016 9:50 pm

A strong majority of people support the idea of a government-run public insurance option to boost competition in Obamacare. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Most favor public option for Obamacare

Robert King · October 27, 2016 2:47 pm

In four states, insurers will offer fewer plans than the average 10 the administration says will be available. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Slim shopping options for Obamacare in some states

Robert King · October 27, 2016 4:01 am