Record number of Alaskans turned out Saturday to support abortion rights
Thousands attend events in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer and Juneau.
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Gross joins Alaskans to call on Congressional Delegation to support prescription drug pricing bill
A bill in Congress is getting little Alaska media attention but could be a life changing for the tens of thousands of Alaskans who struggle with the high costs of prescription drugs.
TURNER: We need health care leadership now
We have waited long enough for real leadership. With the virus’ spread across Alaska, the country, and throughout the world, we cannot wait any longer. Xavier Becerra is the right person at the right time and he deserves the support of ALL senators. To delay his appointment is to prolong our suffering, and put millions of Americans’ lives in jeopardy.
State agrees to pay back health care providers, settling lawsuit over dubious Medicaid emergency
The state’s claims that the budget, which is produced every year, was an emergency requiring the immediate rate cuts wasn’t convincing the judge.
Expanded Medicaid coverage for drug addiction to start July 1, but money for new services is in limbo
The Legislature hoped to kick-start the opening of new drug addiction treatment, but the money is caught in a fight over the PFD.
State says Medicaid payments won’t be interrupted thanks to passage of the budget
There’s just one thing: The budget hasn’t been signed into law yet.
Senators say Dunleavy’s proposed Medicaid cuts are unrealistic ‘flim-flam’
The governor has proposed aggressive cuts to Medicaid, but when much of the proposed cuts rely on federal approval senators argue only a small fraction is actually achievable this year.
LEE: What does the health care Congress mean to Alaska?
By Amber Lee Across the nation there is a great deal of talk about the role of health care in switching many red states to…
Murkowski sticks with GOP on Trump’s expansion of discount health plans that Democrats call ‘junk’
Democrats appealed to the GOP’s few moderates, but only snagged Sen. Susan Collins.
Hospitals and health care providers will have to publish prices for common procedures starting in 2019
Studies show that most patients will tend to overlook the new information.