Anchorage’s main tribal health care provider is opening up COVID-19 vaccines to all Alaskans age 40 and older, plus K-12 teachers and childcare workers.
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Alaska’s top tribal health executive has resigned
Andy Teuber has been ANTHC’s president since 2008, and he also serves as chief executive of Kodiak’s tribal health care provider, the Kodiak Area Native Association. Teuber sits on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, as well.
Southcentral Foundation CEO Katherine Gottlieb to resign amid records scandal
The news came two weeks after Southcentral fired three for falsifying records, including Gottlieb’s husband.
Southcentral Foundation fires senior executive and two dentists for falsifying health records
Independent investigation found health records attributing routine exams to dentists who did not perform them.
Changing the mindset of the healthcare system
Unlike traditional medical practices, where a person’s doctor may not even know if they are seeing a counselor, at Southcentral Foundation, a wellness team is sharing space and information.
AlexAnna Salmon’s bold advocacy for a way of life
This summer AlexAnna Salmon of Igiugig quietly agreed to join the newly formed Pebble advisory committee. The decision was not an easy one for the young leader and mother of six, especially after she saw what happened to Kim Williams. Williams was ousted as the director of Nunamta Aulukestai, and the Bristol Bay Native Corporation…
Health care officials pitch transformative mental health, addiction treatment reforms
“This is hard stuff. If it was easy, Alaska would have done it long ago,” Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson told lawmakers.
Inspector General finds service to veterans lacking at Mat-Su VA clinic
Forty patients assigned to the Mat-Su clinic died in the year ending in mid-2014. The inspector general found eight of those patients did not receive adequate access to care.
Law firm gifts $3.5M to tribal health
The law firm Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller and Munson last year was one of the law firms that successfully fought for back payments to tribes from the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Southcentral Foundation Reaches Historic Settlement With IHS
The Southcentral Foundation announced a settlement with the Indian Health Service over contract payments represent the largest IHS settlement in history.