Alaska’s senior Senator, Lisa Murkowski, shot down any chance of repealing Obama’s health care bill without replacing it with a Republican-built replacement put out by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Tuesday. Senator Murkowski was the third Senator to balk at McConnell’s repeal-only motion put forth, killing any chance of the motion of […]
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 13, 2017 – The Alliance for Healthcare Security, a coalition of nurses, caregivers, patients and healthcare advocates, working to educate consumers and families on the importance of the Affordable Care Act, conducted a poll on January 5-7th 2017 on the Affordable Care Act and the implications of repeal. An overwhelming majority of […]
Anchorage, Alaska– Today, University of Alaska students sent a clear message to the Alaskan Congressional Delegation that repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement proposal would be disastrous to Alaskans. A student group called What’s The Plan? has launched, including Republicans and Democrats, students whose families bought health insurance for the first time through […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate begins to take a series of votes to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke on the Senate floor to lay out how the ACA is drastically harming the people of Alaska. Senator Murkowski referred to specific examples from Alaskans, including families, […]