Prescription drug benefits
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 19, 2021 08:38 AM EDT

In this May 13, 2021 photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices. In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing legislation that imposes a steep tax on drugmakers refusing to deal with Medicare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 12, 2021 08:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2020, file photo, a handful of lawmakers make their way through the rotunda of the State Capitol in Denver. Setting up one of the most contentious issues of Colorado's 2021 legislative session, Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a public health care option bill on Thursday, March 18, 2021, that's intended to drive down insurance costs for individuals. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado lawmakers unveil public-run health insurance bill

By James Anderson Mar. 18, 2021 03:33 PM EDT

This undated image provided by Express Scripts, shows Dr. Glen Stettin, Sr. Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer at Express Scipts. Express Scripts, a top prescription benefit manager with over 100 million customers, saw big jumps in people getting three-month refills via mail delivery, as people with chronic health problems stocked up early in the crisis. Refills jumped 18% between mid-March and mid-April. (Express Scripts via AP)
Pandemic triggers big swings in prescription drug use

By Linda A. Johnson Jun. 07, 2020 07:00 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington, As White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, left, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien, and White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow, far right, listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spars with Twitter on voting, protests

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 01, 2020 02:09 AM EDT

A protester holds up an American flag as about a dozen people gather on the corner of Esplanade Ave. and N. Claiborne Ave., Friday, May 29, 2020, in New Orleans, La., to protest the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody after he pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Twitter on truth and consequences

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar May. 30, 2020 09:23 AM EDT