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Alaska has 17 medically underserved areas (MUAs) that would stand to benefit greatly from increased access to health care at lower costs than in-person visits. In fact, all Alaskans would benefit greatly since […]
By Christina Herrin This article was originally published by The Heartland Institute on February 26, 2021. Alaska is one of 35 states that enforce certificate of need (CON) laws. These laws are the epitome of government […]
APF CEO Bethany Marcum recently joined 68 leaders in signing a letter that points out the serious flaws in the health care provisions of the federal COVID-19 relief bill. Click here to see […]
Alaskans suffer from some of the most expensive health care costs in the nation. Medicare enrollees comprise about 14 percent of Alaska’s population and increases in Medicare spending from 2008 to 2018 have […]
Alaska Policy Forum has joined with the Galen Institute and 20 other organizations to send the following comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support the codification of the […]
On March 21, 2019, then-APF Director of Operations Larry Barsukoff hosted the Dave Stieren Radio Show and interviewed the authors of Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care. David Hyman and […]
On December 4, 2020, Alaska Policy Forum joined with Americans for Prosperity and dozens of other organizations in signing the following letter in support of permanently enacting and enhancing the telehealth reforms that […]
To Increase Access to and Quality of Health Care while Reducing Costs Click here to open a printable PDF in a new tab. It’s well known that Alaska has very high health-care costs that […]
This op-ed was co-authored with Jamie Lagarde, the president of Sedera. It originally appeared in the Alaska Journal of Commerce on October 14, 2020. In a country that prides itself on checks and […]
One mother’s story vividly shows the real-world impact of certificate-of-need laws. By Elise Amez-Droz and Lyndi Schrecengost This article originally appeared on The Bridge, an online publication by the Mercatus Center, on […]
Dust off Alaska’s Statutes and Eliminate Them Click here to open a printable PDF of the policy brief in a new tab. Alaska has incredibly high health-care costs, and a recent report by […]
A recent update by Health Management Associates (HMA) shows that Alaska’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment remains disproportionately high, and enrollment is maintaining a high growth rate more than five […]
This op-ed originally appeared in several outlets, including the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Anchorage Daily News, and Peninsula Clarion. Unfortunately, many Alaskans have personally borne the brunt of our state’s extremely high health care […]
By Dr. Benedic Ippolito Click here to open the PDF of the report in a new tab. Foreword Health care costs have been a very public topic of discussion in America for […]
On May 21, 2020, APF joined 23 other organizations in sending the following letter to the leadership of Congress to request a reversal of a critical flaw in the Families First Coronavirus Response […]
This article originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News on April 28, 2020. Quick and early action in Alaska has the state doing better than much of the Lower 48 in the number of […]