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Alaska's top prison doc is now state's new chief medical officer

WEBThe Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg announced Dr. Robert Lawrence, formerly the chief medical officer at the Alaska Department of …

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Michael Hanifen: Covid reveals broader health disparities that put

WEBDr. MICHAEL HANIFEN Despite the promising recent news that those who want the vaccine can get one, Alaska has been seeing a troubling trend. There has been …

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Dunleavy: Adam Crum becomes commissioner of Revenue, Heidi …

WEBGov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Health Department Commissioner Adam Crum as the new commissioner of the Department of Revenue. Crum has served with …

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Proposed law will have State of Alaska take pro-active role in

WEBA bill requiring mental health education for students, introduced a year ago in the Alaska Senate, has made its way to the Senate Finance Committee, the last stop …

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John Morris: Why Alaska healthcare community sued the state's …

WEBBy JOHN MORRIS. A broad coalition including physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, podiatrists and more — representing the vast majority of healthcare …

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New mental health crisis team in Anchorage for some crisis police …

WEBOn Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly passed the 2021 budget, which included $1.5 million for a new Mental Health First Responders team. The Mobile Crisis …

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Following the science: Last year, top doctors said mask-wearing …

WEBLast February and March, medical authorities in government from the highest level in Washington, D.C. to local health directors told the public that the average …

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Listicle: How Alaska healthcare costs compare with other states

WEBPeople living in Alaska spend the most on healthcare in the country, and more than double what people in Hawaii spend, according a report on the website The …

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Turmoil at the top: CEO of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

WEBGarvin Federenko, the CEO of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, has suddenly resigned. Federenko had been with the consortium since 1998, when he …

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Becky Hultberg named CEO of Oregon Association of Hospitals …

WEB471. The CEO of the Alaska State Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association is leaving the state to become the new CEO of Oregon Association of …

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Anchorage health director Gerace resigns due to stroke

WEB606. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson today accepted the resignation of Anchorage Health Director Joe Gerace, who is leaving because of severe health …

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Anchorage’s chief health officer has no health background

WEB778. In July, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz hired Heather Harris as the new director of the Anchorage Health Department. Then-Director Natasha Pineda had wanted to …

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Allen Hippler: Repeal the ’80th Percentile Rule’

WEBThe solution to all this is simple. Repeal the 80 th Percentile Rule. The special interests are out in force to protect their high margins. We can stand against the special …

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Valerie Davidson out as president of ANTHC

WEBValerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, who briefly served as lieutenant governor during the troubled administration of Gov. Bill Walker, has been released from her …

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Governor adds Covid response to this special session, expanding

WEBoday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy expanded the third special session to include two pieces of legislation that will strengthen the state’s ongoing response to the current …

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Alaska's Americans for Prosperity PAC teases huge announcement

WEBAmericans for Prosperity Action Alaska (AFP Action-AK) will announce on Wednesday the candidate the organization is endorsing in the Alaska at-large …

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Alaska Native Medical Center gets 'deemed status' removed by …

WEBAlaska Native Medical Center has received a notice of “removal of deemed status” by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which found …

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Assistant Secretary of Health, transgenderism advocate visits Alaska

WEBAssistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has made an unannounced visit to Alaska, where she has focused on her mission to support transgenderism, as …

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It's not you, it's me: Providence Alaska groups send 'Dear John' …

WEBPremera Blue Cross, one of the major health insurers in Alaska, has received termination notices from three Providence Alaska groups of doctors ending their …

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