Parnell said that he will not ask legislators to put any money toward broadening the health program and opening it up to more low-income Alaskans.
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Abortion bill exludes mental health from definition of ‘medically necessary’
Legislation that would limit the circumstances in which public funds can be used to pay for abortions was introduced in the Senate on Monday, but the bill may have trouble standing up to court scrutiny.
BRH to repay nearly $1-million in Medicare and Medicaid billing errors
Bartlett Regional Hospital must repay the state and federal governments close to a million dollars for six years of Medicare and Medicaid billing errors. The hospital also may have to pay penalties for the errors, which violated federal law. In a memo to the Bartlett Board of Directors Monday, Hospital Attorney Richard Monkman said Bartlett’s…
State mulling Medicaid expansion
Governor Parnell commissioned the Lewin Group to study the cost of the expansion. The findings are due out early next month.
Alaska to get more than $1.4 million
The largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history means more than $1.4 million for Alaska.