Anyone who’s found their homes burglarized or their cars broken into or stolen is increasingly likely to be a victim of the opioid epidemic.
Strewn in parking lot litter and on dog-walk pathways are... Read more
President Trump’s decision last week to cut cost-sharing reduction payments, or CSRs, has been widely panned by industry advocates concerned about the uncertainty the decision brings to the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move likely to roil America's insurance markets, President Donald Trump will "immediately" halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law he has been trying to... Read more
A 45-day open enrollment on the federal health care exchange begins Nov. 1, and despite confusion surrounding the Affordable Care Act, several factors that brought down the cost of health insurance... Read more
BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — The ouster of Tom Price as President Donald Trump’s health secretary is yet another self-inflicted blow for Republicans wishing to put their own stamp on health care... Read more
America’s health care crossroads ahead can follow two different philosophical paths, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan told a group of health care professionals Oct. 3 in Anchorage.
One would let states take... Read more
Alaskans buying health insurance on the individual market will see a decrease of 26.5 percent in rates next year, the sole insurer in the state announced Tuesday.
Alaskans had been... Read more
Northrim BanCorp Inc. has sold its Northrim Benefits Group to Michigan-based Acrisure and the new company will be rebranded as RISQ Consulting.
In a deal announced Aug. 14, Northrim... Read more
Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska filed insurance rates for 2018 with a 21.6 percent decrease for customers on individual Affordable Care Act compliant plans.
As predicted by the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain appeared poised to be the savior of the GOP health bill when he returned to the Capitol earlier this week despite brain cancer.
He turned out to be the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on July 19 stepped up the pressure on reluctant Republicans to erase much of Barack Obama’s health care law, tweeting, “They MUST keep their promise... Read more
Alaska has the highest insurance premiums in the individual market in the country with an average monthly cost of $927 that’s nearly equal to the average rent of $1,100.
Premiums in the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A provision in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s rewritten health care bill appears to benefit only one state. That’s Alaska, home of one Republican holdout... Read more
The 23,000 Alaskans in the individual insurance market are projected to see premiums decrease by as much as 20 percent in 2018 after the state received an innovation waiver under the current... Read more
A delayed vote on overhauling the U.S. health care system buys time for U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan to negotiate on key provisions for Alaska over the July 4 recess.... Read more
Enough insurers are planning to sell coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges next year to keep them working — if only barely — in most parts of the country.
Competition... Read more
An Anchorage-based physicians’ initiative is aiming at improving health and reducing medical costs through a coordinated care program, mainly by reducing reliance on hospital emergency rooms for... Read more
Hoping to clamp a ceiling on Alaska’s already high insurance rates, state officials are keeping an eye on Washington, D.C., for two developments.
One is an application for a federal waiver that... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncertainty over the future of health care for millions grew deeper May 22 as insurers released a blueprint for stabilizing wobbly markets and the Trump administration left in limbo... Read more
KENAI — Alaska faces a paradox with its health care industry.
In an economy sliding downhill, health care is the only sector still growing. With many jobs that pay solid wages and a growing need for... Read more
Anyone who’s found their homes burglarized or their cars broken into or stolen is increasingly likely to be a victim of the opioid epidemic. Strewn in parking lot litter and on dog-walk pathways are... Read more
President Trump’s decision last week to cut cost-sharing reduction payments, or CSRs, has been widely panned by industry advocates concerned about the uncertainty the decision brings to the... Read more
BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — The ouster of Tom Price as President Donald Trump’s health secretary is yet another self-inflicted blow for Republicans wishing to put their own stamp on health care... Read more
America’s health care crossroads ahead can follow two different philosophical paths, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan told a group of health care professionals Oct. 3 in Anchorage. One would let states take... Read more
Alaskans buying health insurance on the individual market will see a decrease of 26.5 percent in rates next year, the sole insurer in the state announced Tuesday. Alaskans had been... Read more
Northrim BanCorp Inc. has sold its Northrim Benefits Group to Michigan-based Acrisure and the new company will be rebranded as RISQ Consulting. In a deal announced Aug. 14, Northrim... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain appeared poised to be the savior of the GOP health bill when he returned to the Capitol earlier this week despite brain cancer. He turned out to be the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on July 19 stepped up the pressure on reluctant Republicans to erase much of Barack Obama’s health care law, tweeting, “They MUST keep their promise... Read more
Alaska has the highest insurance premiums in the individual market in the country with an average monthly cost of $927 that’s nearly equal to the average rent of $1,100. Premiums in the... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A provision in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s rewritten health care bill appears to benefit only one state. That’s Alaska, home of one Republican holdout... Read more
The 23,000 Alaskans in the individual insurance market are projected to see premiums decrease by as much as 20 percent in 2018 after the state received an innovation waiver under the current... Read more
A delayed vote on overhauling the U.S. health care system buys time for U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan to negotiate on key provisions for Alaska over the July 4 recess.... Read more
Enough insurers are planning to sell coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges next year to keep them working — if only barely — in most parts of the country. Competition... Read more
An Anchorage-based physicians’ initiative is aiming at improving health and reducing medical costs through a coordinated care program, mainly by reducing reliance on hospital emergency rooms for... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncertainty over the future of health care for millions grew deeper May 22 as insurers released a blueprint for stabilizing wobbly markets and the Trump administration left in limbo... Read more
KENAI — Alaska faces a paradox with its health care industry. In an economy sliding downhill, health care is the only sector still growing. With many jobs that pay solid wages and a growing need for... Read more