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Alaska House passes budget, leaving potential gap from federal relief rules
It appears that Alaska will receive roughly $200 million less in COVID relief this year than House members planned.
Bartlett Regional Hospital cited for infection control issues
Infection Preventionist Charlee Gribbon says inspectors found that the hospital has good policies but wasn’t always following them.
Pregnant women in Unalaska brave COVID-19 and a lapse in air service to get to the hospital — 800 miles away
Health care professionals and moms say COVID-19 ratcheted up the anxiety factor of third trimester travel. Then in April, the airline that served the Aleutians with daily flights went under.
Dunleavy’s court system vetoes because of abortion funding were illegal, judge says
Dunleavy veto statements said both the Legislature and the executive branch are opposed to state funding of elective abortions, adding “the only branch of government that insists on State-funded elective abortions is the Supreme Court.”
Alaska candidates promise painless budget cuts, but experts say not so fast
Veterans of state budget battles say that after years of spending cuts, it’s unlikely that further reductions can fill much of the deficit without major impacts to services.
Alaska ranks very low in 2020 Census self-response, but advocates remain optimistic
Census data guides federal funding, but fewer than 50% of Alaska households have responded.
Alaska hospitals fear long-term consequences of COVID-19 financial impact
Economic data shows personal health care spending in Alaska was down 60 percent from January to May.
Bethel taxis stop taking Medicaid vouchers for medical trips
Taxis are a main form of transportation to and from medical appointments for people who travel to Bethel for health care. But one cab company owner says the Medicaid vouchers were too expensive.
After years of debating major proposals to close Alaska’s budget gap, the session starts quietly
So far in this legislative session, there are no major proposals being openly debated that would close the budget gap.