A 2018 law aimed at improving outcomes for kids in Alaska’s foster care system hasn’t led to meaningful progress, according ...

“This legislation is just one piece of what’s needed. Child care is still very much in crisis in Alaska,” she said. It doesn’t fix everything ...

The Alaska Legislature has adopted a bill that would legalize subscription-based health care in the state. The bill would allow primary care providers to offer care to patients based on a monthly ...

Mar. 26—Editor's note: This story was updated Wednesday to add comments from Alaska State Medical Board member Dr. Matt Heilala. The Alaska State Medical Board is asking the Legislature to ban ...

On Wednesday, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz and Rep. Don Bacon reintroduced the Urban Indian Parity Act, renewing bipartisan support for ...

The Alaska Legislature put an additional $7.5 million towards grants for child care providers in this year’s budget. (iStock / Getty Images) ...

In a case that highlights the political realities of health reform’s growing pains, Alaska is poised to take extreme measures to stabilize its struggling Affordable Care Act marketplace ...

The Alaska State Medical Board is requesting that the state legislature ban transgender medical treatments for minors due to insufficient safety and efficacy data. The seven-member medical panel ...

House Republican leaders said they don’t plan to change the legislation and want it ... Patients with complex illnesses must seek care in Anchorage, and sometimes even Seattle. In addition, the ...

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alaska Gov. Bill Walker about his concerns with the American Health Care Act. With its remote rural communities, Alaska has some of the highest insurance costs in ...

Alaska’s legislature is suing the governor over his decision to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare. {mosads}The move marks an escalation of the fight over expansion of Medicaid, the government ...

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has withheld her support for the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act, citing concerns over Medicaid cuts, Planned Parenthood funding and insurance affordability.