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Health
Cosby Sexual Assault Case Is Cleared To Proceed
A Pennsylvania judge has refused to throw out the case against Bill Cosby, rejecting a former district attorney’s claim that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago.
Retired state workers sue over dental, other optional benefits
The lawsuit seeks to reinstate benefits similar to those before 2014, when Moda Health began operating the dental plan.
FDA stops imports of genetically engineered salmon
The agency says it can’t allow the fish to be sold as food until it writes consumer labeling guidelines.
Helping Drug-Addicted Inmates Break the Cycle
In the first two weeks after a drug user is released from jail, the risk of a fatal overdose is much higher than at any other time in his addiction. After months or years in confinement, theoretically without access to illicit drugs, an addict’s tolerance for drugs is low but his craving to get high can be as strong as ever.
A Lifesaving Flight, With A Price Tag Of $56,000
When patients need an air ambulance, the first priority is getting them the care they need as fast as possible. So, patients don’t always know who is going to pick them up or if the ambulance is an in-network provider.
Bill would provide immunity for giving heroin antidote
Thirty-three Alaskans died from heroin overdoses last year, a dramatic increase from just five years ago, when only four died.
State says Moda members should keep paying premiums
A Moda spokesperson declined an interview request but wrote in an email the company hopes to salvage its small and large group business in Alaska.
Moda exits Alaska’s individual health insurance market
Alaska’s director of insurance estimates the company has about 10,000 individual members in Alaska and another 7,000 members on the small-group market.
Mongolia looks to Alaska for help handling domestic violence
Efforts to end domestic violence brought a delegation from Mongolia to Nome Monday. The group — made up of social workers, shelter managers, police officers, and more — was there to learn how Alaska is addressing high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence.