Repeal Would Cause Premium Price Hikes and Larger Budget Deficits Juneau – Today, Representatives Tiffany Zulkosky (D-Bethel) and Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) released a report outlining the potential impacts of repealing Medicaid expansion in Alaska. Medicaid expansion was implemented in 2015 to provide medical insurance coverage to a portion of Alaskans who live just above the […]
After over a week, the dentures left in a voting booth in Portland, Maine, remain unclaimed, despite extensive coverage meant to alert the owner that they had been found. The dentures, now in a plastic bag, sit at the city clerk”s office, ready to be claimed by their owner. While at least one inquiry was […]
JUNEAU, September 27, 2017 – The open enrollment period for obtaining or changing insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace has been shortened to just six weeks this year. Enrollment begins November 1 and ends December 15. To help Southeast Alaskans navigate the process of applying for health coverage through the Health […]
ANCHORAGE —Governor Bill Walker today joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Governors calling for immediate steps to be taken to make healthcare coverage more stable and affordable. The letter to Congressional leadership was signed by eight governors from both sides of the aisle. “Alaskans face the highest health care costs in the country. Thanks to my […]