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Alaska’s depleted public health nurse program is evolving amid …

(9 days ago) WEBAlaska’s public health nurses staff 16 community health centers and visit nearly 300 small communities and villages, and they conduct outreach on everything from substance abuse and domestic

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/02/26/alaskas-depleted-public-health-nurse-program-is-evolving-amid-chronic-job-vacancies-and-burnout/

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The historic split of Alaska's massive health department is now law

(5 days ago) WEBMar. 22—The historic division of Alaska's sprawling health department into two new agencies is now law, despite last-minute legislative opposition and lingering …

https://news.yahoo.com/historic-split-alaskas-massive-health-134600636.html

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Despite opposition from health care providers - Alaska Public …

(3 days ago) WEBiStock / Getty Images. The Dunleavy administration has repealed a rule meant to lower health care costs, triggering opposition from hundreds of providers who …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/01/11/despite-opposition-from-health-care-providers-dunleavy-administration-repeals-longstanding-regulation-meant-to-hold-down-costs/

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As Alaska prepares to spend millions on - Anchorage Daily News

(3 days ago) WEBHalf of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s counter-virus effort is devoted to public health nursing. Sections Alaska News • Politics • Anchorage Election (Opens in new window) • …

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/03/05/as-alaska-prepares-to-spend-millions-on-coronavirus-response-years-of-cuts-have-starved-the-states-public-health-system/

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Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic

(7 days ago) WEBRepublican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers that state and …

https://alaskapublic.org/2021/09/16/most-states-have-cut-back-public-health-powers-amid-pandemic/

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Public Health Alert Network (PHAN) - Alaska Department of …

(7 days ago) WEBCDC HAN: Increased Respiratory Virus Activity, Especially Among Children, Early in the 2022-2023 Fall and Winter (November 4, 2022) Respiratory Virus Update for Alaska …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/Pages/phan/default.aspx

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DHSS tightens public health center services amid cuts

(8 days ago) WEBState budget cuts will set some limits on access to services at Alaska’s public health clinics.The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’

https://www.juneauempire.com/news/dhss-tightens-public-health-center-services-amid-cuts/

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Proposed Medicaid cut raises concern for health

(2 days ago) WEBGov. Michael Dunleavy has proposed a $249 million cut to Alaska's Medicaid program, one of the most expensive parts of the state budget. Health care providers say cuts could mean services for

https://alaskapublic.org/2019/02/25/proposed-medicaid-cut-raises-concern-for-health-centers-hospitals/

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Homeless services in Alaska face uncertain future as …

(8 days ago) WEBAnchorage saw the cuts as a public health and safety crisis and declared a civil emergency in July, liquidating funds to assist the city’s homeless population. But the funds used were those

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-sentence-homeless-services-alaska-face-uncertain-future-state-cuts-n1057021

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of Alaska’s children get 136,000 health care through Medicaid …

(4 days ago) WEB10,000 of Alaska’s seniors get health care through Medicaid, including nursing home care and services that help them live at home. Medicaid provides 17,000. people with …

https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-20-17health-factsheets_ak.pdf

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With Need Rising, Medicaid Is at Risk for Cuts

(2 days ago) WEBStates have also cut their public health budgets and staffing, despite the public health crisis, with a Kaiser Health News analysis finding that at least 14 states …

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/with-need-rising-medicaid-is-at-risk-for-cuts

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Division of Public Health - Alaska Department of Health and Social …

(8 days ago) WEBProgram Highlights. Healthy Alaskans 2030. Meaningful Use - Health Information Technology. Alaska Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Program. Certification: EMT and …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Pages/default.aspx

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Preparedness - Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

(7 days ago) WEBHealth Emergency Response Operations (HERO) works with local communities, healthcare facilities, state and federal agencies, and other private partners to help prepare and …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/prepared/default.aspx

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon - Alaska Public …

(2 days ago) WEBEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/02/after-downsizing-health-care-for-years-pentagon-says-medical-readiness-was-a-casualty/

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Section of Rural and Community Health Systems

(8 days ago) WEBThe Division of Public Health's Rural and Community Health Systems -- a section encompassing the Health Emergency Response Operations and Office of Emergency …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/default.aspx

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Health care, addiction and budget cuts - Alaska Public Media

(4 days ago) WEBValerie Davidson – Commissioner, Alaska Health and Social Services Nancy Merriman – Executive Director, Alaska Primary Care Association Call 550-8422 …

https://alaskapublic.org/2018/06/01/health-care-addiction-and-budget-cuts/

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T-ROC ends Walmart contract, to lay off Florida staff - South …

(1 days ago) WEBSteward Health Care to cut 150 South Florida jobs . Related: Updated: Public company to close Broward department, lay off 87 staff. Reveal: SFBJ's 2024 40 …

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2024/05/08/troc-layoffs-walmart-contract.html

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Alaska tribal health consortiums are legally - Alaska Public Media

(7 days ago) WEBAlaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.Alaska …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/29/alaska-tribal-health-consortiums-are-legally-immune-in-many-cases-state-supreme-court-says/

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Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health …

(2 days ago) WEBA data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing. By Chris Hamby Chris Hamby has been …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/multiplan-health-insurance-price-fixing.html

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Division of Public Assistance - Alaska Department of Health and …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Division of Public Assistance (DPA) now has a portal where you can upload documents directly: The secure document upload portal. February 27, 2024 - Visit the …

https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/default.aspx

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Medicaid cuts, while aimed at access, still raise concerns

(3 days ago) WEBAs Gov. Mike Dunleavy seeks to close a $1.6 billion budget gap, the administration looked to Medicaid, where it could cut a lot of costs: $249 million.

https://alaskapublic.org/2019/03/21/medicaid-cuts-while-aimed-at-access-still-raise-concerns/

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If Social Security not fixed, retirees face automatic cut in 2033 : NPR

(6 days ago) WEBSocial Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1249406440/social-security-medicare-congress-fix-boomers-benefits

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Soldier fatally shot at Fairbanks bar was not involved in fight …

(8 days ago) WEBAuthorities say a man shot and killed Saturday during a fight outside a bar in Fairbanks was a soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright who did not appear to be involved …

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2024/05/06/soldier-fatally-shot-at-fairbanks-bar-was-not-involved-in-fight-before-shooting-charges-say/

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Budget cuts could leave communities without health care - Alaska …

(2 days ago) WEBAs lawmakers finish off their spending plan for state operations, a wide variety of programs are considering the impacts of budget cuts. One is the state public …

https://alaskapublic.org/2016/04/18/budget-cuts-could-leave-communities-without-health-care/

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Lawsuit seeks to change Alaska legislative policy - Alaska Public …

(3 days ago) WEBSpeaker of the House Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, speaks Thursday, April 27, 2023, at a news conference in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/08/lawsuit-seeks-to-change-alaska-legislative-policy-on-vetoes-but-the-plaintiff-is-offering-a-deal/

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Charges forwarded for student who brought gun to Anchorage …

(4 days ago) WEBCharges have been forwarded for a student who Anchorage police say brought a handgun to the campus of two high schools Monday. Officers received a report of a …

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2024/05/06/charges-forwarded-for-student-who-brought-gun-to-anchorage-high-school-campuses-police-say/

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Aiming for rehab, House-passed bill would allow - Alaska Public …

(8 days ago) WEBRep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks Thursday, May 2, 2024, on House Bill 330. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/03/aiming-for-rehab-house-passed-bill-would-allow-some-tablet-computers-in-alaska-prison-cells/

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Alaska candidates promise painless budget cuts - Alaska Public …

(1 days ago) WEBRobb Myers, a North Pole Republican running for state Senate, said he thinks the state could cut as much as one-fourth of its $1.3 billion public schools budget …

https://alaskapublic.org/2020/10/08/alaska-candidates-promise-painless-budget-cuts-but-experts-say-not-so-fast/

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Alaska House votes down ethics board alternate - Alaska Public …

(5 days ago) WEBMembers of the Alaska House of Representatives listen to a speech by Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/30/alaska-house-votes-down-ethics-board-alternate-member-citing-signature-on-dunleavy-recall-petition/

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