ANCHORAGE — The Department of Health announces the release of the Governor’s Task Force on Child Care’s (The Task Force) final report, highlighting critical steps to address the pressing need for accessible, affordable, and high-quality child care across Alaska. This report culminates nearly two years of dedicated efforts and collaboration between state agencies, local organizations, […]
“Believing the health insurance industry is at least partly responsible for the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is not some fringe position,” wrote one journalist. In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in early December, some political observers were taken aback by the public response to the event, which included morbid humor and expressions of […]
“RFK Jr. is an anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist,” said one scientist. “A Trump win will be an absolute catastrophe for public health.” Public health experts reacted with alarm Wednesday to reports that former President Donald Trump promised anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. control over federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services and Department […]
“Our private, profit-driven system means that we are paying more for less,” said one progressive activist. A report out Thursday shows that the United States’ for-profit healthcare system still ranks dead last among peer nations on key metrics, including access to care and health outcomes such as life expectancy at birth. The new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund […]
