The bill also limits initial opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.
Lawmakers seek health care price transparency
Prices that would be available under the bill generally are much higher than what any patient or insurer would pay.
New House minority Republicans vent, claim they’re sidelined in budget process
If the Legislature wanted to, it could spend Permanent Fund earnings by a simple majority vote.
Public testimony tilts against oil and gas tax overhaul
Most Alaskans who offered public testimony Wednesday on a proposed overhaul of the state’s oil and gas taxes and tax credits opposed the measure. House Bill 111 would also increase minimum production taxes.
Alaska lawmakers seek balance between public outcry over crime and national evidence
Social science research that shaped the law points to evidence that sending many offenders to jail will actually increase the likelihood they’ll commit more violations in the future.
Committee weighs cutting school debt payments
Alaskans would pay more in property taxes if the state government cuts the amount it pays to offset the debt to build schools.