ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reinstating Alaska’s adult preventive dental program (also known as the Adult Enhanced Dental Program) for Medicaid recipients effective Dec. 31, 2019. Program services will also be retroactively covered to Oct. 1, 2019, when the program was discontinued as part of an overall effort to […]
Rep. Fields: ‘This bill provides relief for our hospitals, communities, and public safety forces’ ANCHORAGE – Friday, Rep. Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) introduced a bill that would require the State of Alaska to maintain a staff at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute capable of providing in-patient services for at least 55 people at a time. Alaska is […]
The U.S. flu season is just beginning, and can last until May (with peak infections hitting between December and February). While it’s far too early to predict the severity of this year’s flu season in the U.S., physicians are encouraging everyone to vaccinate ahead of the anticipated peak infection times. The following resources serve as […]
Americans Can Purchase Affordable Quality Health Insurance That Fully Protects Pre-Existing Conditions (Anchorage, AK) — Today marks the beginning of the 2020 Open Enrollment period, where Americans can sign up for affordable, quality health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. To mark the start of the 2020 Open Enrollment period, Protect Our Care Chair Leslie […]