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Alaska’s depleted public health nurse program is …

(9 days ago) WEBAlaska’s public health nurses staff 16 community health centers and visit nearly 300 small communities and villages, and they …

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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Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts …

(6 days ago) WEBIn Alaska, the Division of Public Health’s spending dropped 9% from 2014 to 2018 and staffing fell by 82 positions in a decade to 426. Tim Struna, chief of public health nursing in Alaska, said declines in oil …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/us-public-health-system-underfunded-under-threat-faces-more-cuts-amid-covid-pandemic/

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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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Thousands of Alaskans dropped from Medicaid after pandemic …

(7 days ago) WEBAugust 23, 2023 by Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon. A row of beds in a hospital. ( Creative Commons photo) The number of Alaskans covered by Medicaid has dropped by more …

https://www.ktoo.org/2023/08/23/thousands-of-alaskans-dropped-from-medicaid-after-pandemic-protections-end/

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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 The Dunleavy administration has repealed a rule meant to lower health care costs, triggering opposition from hundreds of providers who …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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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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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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As Alaska prepares to spend millions on coronavirus response, …

(5 days ago) WEBAlaska state officials and legislators familiar with the state’s public health system say that a funding injection cannot erase years of budget cuts.

https://www.ktoo.org/2020/03/11/as-alaska-prepares-to-spend-millions-on-coronavirus-response-years-of-cuts-have-starved-the-public-health-system/

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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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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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Healthy Alaskans

(2 days ago) WEBThe Healthy Alaskans 2030 plan contains 15 health priority topics with 30 health objectives, each with a target to reach by 2030. These priorities were selected based on data and input from Alaskan residents and …

https://www.healthyalaskans.org/

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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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Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus

(5 days ago) WEBBut the labs in Alaska and several other states were left short-staffed after years of state budget cuts and inconsistent federal funding, according to an APM …

https://www.apmreports.org/story/2020/04/27/public-health-lab-funding-cuts-coronavirus-pandemic

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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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Opioids Home - Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

(2 days ago) WEBPublic Health Alert Network (PHAN) Learn more about the State of Alaska's focus areas for the response in the Statewide Opioid Action Plan. Webinar archive Watch May 5 …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Director/Pages/opioids/home.aspx

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Public Health Labs Suffered Budget Cuts Prior To The Coronavirus

(4 days ago) WEBBernard Jilly, director of the Alaska State Public Health Laboratories, said that over the past decade, the labs' funding didn't keep up with inflation, which forced the …

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/845484900/public-health-labs-suffered-budget-cuts-prior-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic

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Proposed Medicaid cut raises concern for health - Alaska Public …

(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 …

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

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Alaska health care association sues State of Alaska over Medicaid …

(8 days ago) WEBPublished: Jul. 17, 2019 at 6:32 PM PDT. The Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) has sued the State of Alaska over cuts made to Medicaid …

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/-Alaska-health-care-association-sues-state-over-Medicaid-rate-cuts-512866181.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 - …

https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/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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Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What …

(8 days ago) WEBAlaska Health Care (Opens in new window) Trump cut the program to the quick. By the time he left office in January 2021, he had set a record low goal of 15,000 …

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2024/05/05/biden-has-rebuilt-the-refugee-system-after-trump-era-cuts-what-comes-next-in-an-election-year/

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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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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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Charted: Where bird flu has been detected in wild mammals - Axios

(2 days ago) WEBThe bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle doesn't currently pose a risk to the public, but experts say detecting viral spread early and limiting how long it circulates in a …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/charted-bird-flu-transmission

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

(6 days ago) WEBThe report from Social Security trustees predicts the retirement program's trust fund will be exhausted in November of 2033. At that point, benefits would …

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

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Budget cuts to close Haines, Wrangell public health offices

(5 days ago) WEBThe budget-cut-fueled closures go into effect July 1. Haines residents in need of public health care can call the Juneau office at 465-3353. Wrangell patients …

https://alaskapublic.org/2016/05/12/budget-cuts-to-close-haines-wrangell-public-health-offices/

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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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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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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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