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Opinion: Alaska Is a Leader in Medicaid Waste—Here’s How We Change That

This article was originally published on August 3, 2023, by Anchorage Daily News. Alaska Is a Leader in Medicaid Waste—Here’s How We Change That Like everywhere else in the United States, Alaska recently beganRead More

Alaska Should Hasten Medicaid Eligibility Checks

In recent months, seemingly dramatic headlines like “Thousands of Alaskans on Medicaid could lose coverage in the coming months” have popped up, frightening many into thinking that vulnerable populations such as children willRead More

Testimony: Health Care Services By Telelealth

Build Back Better or Build Back “Badder”?

Currently, there are more job openings available than there are people to fill them. Nationally, there are 10.4 million unfilled job openings and 7.4 unemployed workers. In Alaska, monthly job openings are not data that isRead More

The Consequences of Ballooning Medicaid Enrollment

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 fiveRead More

Tackling Alaska’s High Health Care Costs

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 careRead More