A Virginia healthcare company said it was closing three rural clinics as part of its “ongoing response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Hospitals and healthcare clinics across the US have been announcing layoffs, service cuts, and closures in the weeks since Republicans passed a budget law that’s estimated to slash spending on Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion […]
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(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska has joined with other states and the federal government to reach an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”) to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to providers to improperly promote its HIV drugs: Stribild®, Genvoya®, Complera®, Odefsey®, Descovy®, and Biktarvy® (the “Gilead HIV Drugs”). “Kickback schemes drain Medicaid […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Last Thursday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 36-year-old Joshua Oktoyak for the murder of his girlfriend, Cindy Ahwinona, on July 12, 2023. Judge Peterson sentenced Oktoyak to 90 years incarceration, with 15 years suspended, for 75 to serve now. Oktoyak will be placed on supervised probation for 10 years upon […]