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Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard
24 Nov 2025 19:02 GMT
… estimates that 27,000 Alaskans buy insurance through the … condition that requires expensive medication to prevent blood clots … regardless of insurance. With Alaska having some of the highest … ending and upcoming restrictions to Medicaid, Adams said she thinks …
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A GUIDE TO REDUCING COVERAGE LOSSES THROUGH EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAID'S NEW WORK REQUIREMENT
23 Nov 2025 20:22 GMT
… (if not integrated with Medicaid eligibility system)
Participating in drug/alcohol treatment … their compliance with the Medicaid work requirement, since Medicaid uses the same definition … times national unemployment rate for Alaska and Hawai'i
Other …
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More Alaskans are buying insurance on the marketplace than ever. Rates are set to soar.
20 Nov 2025 02:43 GMT
… coverage through an employer or Medicaid and Medicare (like your … enrollment rate of individual Alaskans on marketplace health insurance plans … marketplace settled around 18,000 Alaskans. Enrollment spiked to 22 … or may not have the medication that I need … Why …
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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 3 Years for Prescribing Drugs Without Medical Purpose
15 Nov 2025 02:46 GMT
November 14, 2025
(Anchorage, AK) – Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced 58-year-old Kris Rhodes Kile to five years with two years suspended, or three years to serve for prescribing controlled substances without a medical …
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A View of Medicaid Today and a Look Ahead: Balancing Access, Budgets and Upcoming Changes
13 Nov 2025 12:32 GMT
… Biden administration finalized major Medicaid managed care regulations designed … health care services or medications before the care is … Subjecting a service or drug to prior authorization allows … all states except five – Alaska, Connecticut,11 Maine, Vermont, …
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Sullivan Outlines Senate Work Promoting Alaska Native Interests at Annual AFN Convention
20 Oct 2025 06:24 GMT
… percent funding for Alaska Native health organizations for Medicaid, period. That’s … that tried to actually cut Medicaid for Alaskans during the negotiations was … sure that drug traffickers don’t come into our Alaska Native villages …
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In Alaska, where overdose deaths are rising again, Narcan and community are a lifeline
17 Oct 2025 15:08 GMT
… neighbors naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and a place to … fentanyl first became widespread in Alaska’s drug supply around 2020. “ … so people can inject drugs without risking HIV or … North’s clients are on Medicaid, and those reimbursements, as …
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Medicare Beneficiaries Have 32 Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans Available, on Average, for 2026
15 Oct 2025 01:37 GMT
… Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released … with and without prescription drug coverage, the average … the same. This includes Alaska, which had no plans … requirements and prior authorization), drug formularies, and provider networks. …
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Awards Provide Boost to Kenai, Soldotna Nonprofits
23 Sep 2025 15:15 GMT
… connect with Alaska’s Automated Information Management System and Medicaid, reducing … use assessments, and alcohol and drug information programs.
Frontier Community … supports, and strengthen services for Alaskans with mental illness, developmental …
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. to Pay $202 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations on HIV/AIDs Drugs
23 Sep 2025 01:27 GMT
… to improperly promote its HIV drugs: Stribild®, Genvoya®, Complera®, … said Alaska
Attorney General Stephen Cox. “Our Medicaid Fraud … , manufactured, and sold drugs for the treatment of … Drugs to be submitted to, and paid by, the State’s Medicaid …