Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health’s staff will be furloughed.
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Federal government sends $440M for water projects in Alaska villages
Six villages will get piped water for the first time.
AFN delegates say lack of veterinary care is an ‘ongoing public health crisis’
AFN delegates have adopted a resolution that calls on federal authorities to make a declaration that could lead to veterinary services through the Indian Health Service.
Infrastructure bill is ‘once in a lifetime investment,’ Murkowski says
The bill includes $2.5 billion for ferries nationwide, with $250 million for a pilot program to create electric or low-carbon ferries.
A dozen women have accused former Juneau-area chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz of sexual abuse
And while several of his accusers — and the state’s prosecutor — have again asked that he be returned to Juneau to post a higher bail and be monitored, a judge decided against it in early July.
Tuluksak secures additional federal funds for permanent water plant
Three and a half months after its water plant burned down, the village of Tuluksak has secured enough funding to build a new one.
Bethel representative introduces bill for state to acknowledge Alaska’s federally recognized tribes
House Bill 123 has 12 co-sponsors in the House. It has passed through the Tribal Affairs Committee and the State Affairs Committee and is headed to the House floor for a vote.
How the Biden administration’s emphasis on equity over speed affects vaccines in Alaska
Alaska’s top doctor discusses some of the contrasts between the two presidential administrations and the effects on the 49th state.
Why Alaska has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate of all 50 states
Alaska’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink, explained that part of the superlative has to do with Alaska’s demographics.
Haines Health Center offering COVID-19 vaccine to all adult patients
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over the age of 18 in Haines who wants one. Vaccinations for the expanded pool of patients will begin this week.