Tag: Robert King

The Obama administration found that drug spending on Medicare Part D, the program's prescription drug program, was $121 billion in 2014, a 17 percent increase from 2013. (AP Photo)

Medicare spending a lot more on prescriptions

Robert King · August 18, 2016 2:59 pm

Insurers are moving toward HMO plans with narrower networks, which are cheaper. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Obamacare’s next problem: Fewer choices for patients

Robert King · August 18, 2016 4:01 am

Texas insurer Scott & White said it will exit the Obamacare marketplace in the state next year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Texas insurer drops out of Obamacare

Robert King · August 17, 2016 7:11 pm

Insurers are seeking double-digit increases in several states, an average of a nearly 24 percent bump from this year's prices, according to an independent analysis from Charles Gaba. (AP Photo)

High premiums around the corner for Obamacare

Robert King · August 16, 2016 4:01 am

The Florida Health Department said Monday that it found a new mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus outside of a one-square-mile radius in Miami. (AP Photo)

Zika found outside Miami neighborhood

Robert King · August 15, 2016 7:54 pm

"I could not be prouder to stand with Vice President Biden in this fight, and as president, I will take up the charge," Hillary Clinton said in a statement Monday before an appearance with Biden in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo)

Clinton endorses Biden’s ‘cancer moonshot’

Robert King · August 15, 2016 6:19 pm

The FDA hasn't spent $300 million of the $7.67 billion in user fees it has collected since 1992. (iStock photo)

FDA leaves millions in user fees on the table

Robert King · August 15, 2016 6:11 pm

Last year, nearly half of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration were orphan drugs, which are intended to treat rare diseases. (iStock photo)

Prices of drugs to treat rare diseases soar

Robert King · August 15, 2016 3:52 pm

Group will conduct polio immunizations targeting several million children in Africa starting next week. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba, File)

WHO ramps up vaccine distribution to end polio outbreak

Robert King · August 12, 2016 9:52 pm

Puerto Rico has been hit hard by the Zika virus, which spreads primarily via mosquito bites and can cause the birth defect microcephaly. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Zika prompts public emergency in Puerto Rico

Robert King · August 12, 2016 9:30 pm

Alexander explained the important difference between federal regulations and guidance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alexander condemns Obamacare after rate hikes

Robert King · August 12, 2016 6:59 pm

Study: Zika can stay in semen for 6 months

Robert King · August 12, 2016 4:58 pm