“No matter how Republicans design their plan, their promise to take money out of the hands of big insurance companies and put it in the hands of patients will go unfulfilled.” US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have made a show of criticizing insurance company greed as they stand firm against extending Affordable Care Act tax credits […]
“Hospitals count on Medicaid to keep their doors open,” said healthcare advocacy group Protect Our Care. “Medicaid accounts for one fifth of spending on hospitals, one fifth of hospital discharges, and at least one in five inpatient days in nearly every state.” These are all the hospitals in America that are already facing cuts and […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Matanuska Valley woman with healthcare fraud and with making a false statement in a loan application. According to court documents, beginning in January 2017, Melissa Ann Dobbs, 50, allegedly executed and attempted to execute a scheme to defraud healthcare benefit programs. […]
(Anchorage, AK)— As healthcare costs continue to increase, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is proceeding with a comprehensive reform package concerning healthcare reimbursements. DCCED and the Department of Health (DOH) formulated this approach to improve the affordability of health care for all Alaskans. “My experiences as a patient, a business […]