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Health insurance premiums in Alaska may rise even higher next year

Republican cuts will decimate caregiving in America, report says

Caregiver helping elderly woman

States are left to fill the gap without federal paid leave law

Parent holding a newborn baby.

13,600 Alaskans could lose their healthcare due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Person laying in a hospital bed.

Trump administration to kill Medicare Part D prescription subsidy program

Mehmet Oz

Paul, Rebecca and Caitlin Racenet

Amid Medicaid fraud charges, advocates note most providers and beneficiaries follow rules

ACA marketplace website

3,500 Alaskans have dropped health insurance since expiration of ACA subsidies

Pharmacy sign

Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s veto of bill that expands pharmacists’ scope of care

Chemotherapy patient and nurse

‘Another hurdle’: Alaska oncology nurse warns of toll of Medicaid cuts on patients

PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center

Medicaid cuts leave Alaskans facing loss of health insurance, hospitals facing closure