Tag: Robert King

Eight-page letter shows much skepticism over Mylan's move to sell a cheaper version of the allergy shot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Mylan to launch cheaper EpiPen after political backlash

Robert King · August 29, 2016 2:50 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander uses healthcare law to stress the need for Republicans to keep control of the Senate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP senator bemoans ‘total collapse’ of Obamacare

Robert King · August 27, 2016 10:00 am

Pressure is already increasing on the FDA to approve an EpiPen competitor. Generic drug giant Teva Pharmaceuticals has filed an application, but it has been delayed due to FDA concerns. (AP Photo)

FDA partly to blame in EpiPen price debacle

Robert King · August 27, 2016 4:01 am

Martin Shkreli tweeted his demand on the same day the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a Sept. 21 hearing to scrutinize the price increase of allergy treatment EpiPens. (AP Photo)

‘Pharma Bro’ to Congress: The sequel

Robert King · August 25, 2016 9:48 pm

"The Zika virus demands immediate federal action," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Florida’s Scott to plead with Congress for Zika funds

Robert King · August 25, 2016 9:43 pm

No one got Zika at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, despite major concerns from experts. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

WHO reports no Zika cases from the Olympics so far

Robert King · August 25, 2016 7:26 pm

"I have ended my relationship with Mylan as a direct result" of the EpiPen price hike, actress says. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Mylan loses Sarah Jessica Parker as spokeswoman

Robert King · August 25, 2016 7:16 pm

HHS report finds that states that expanded Medicaid have more enrollees who are healthy. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Expanding Medicaid key to lower Obamacare rates, feds say

Robert King · August 25, 2016 5:13 pm

Rep. Elijah Cummings wants the House Oversight Committee to investigate the spike for the allergy shot. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Lawmakers slam EpiPen maker for ‘meager discount’

Robert King · August 25, 2016 3:04 pm

A few years ago, President Obama and lawmakers enthusiastically passed a law that encouraged schools to stockpile EpiPens, which can stave off anaphylactic shock due to an allergic reaction. Now it appears Obama doesn't have any regrets for signing the 2013 law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Earnest: Obama doesn’t regret expanding EpiPens

Robert King · August 24, 2016 7:59 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the latest politician to express outrage over the price hike of the EpiPens, which is the most recent in a line of huge increases by drug makers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton calls EpiPen price hike ‘outrageous’

Robert King · August 24, 2016 7:00 pm

The virus has already spread to parts of Miami, and there has been a single case of local transmission. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Zika spreads to third region in Florida

Robert King · August 24, 2016 5:52 pm