The bill requires insurance companies and health care providers to meet new deadlines for authorizing requests for care.

Senate Bill 60, sponsored by Senator Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage), officially became law without the Governor’s signature, which ...

The bill requires insurance companies and health care providers to meet new deadlines for authorizing requests for care.

Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, ...

Alaska’s new sick-leave and minimum wage increase law took effect. Approved by voters in November, it states that someone working at a business with 15 or more employees will earn one hour of paid ...

Late in the evening of June 27, 2025, Senate Republicans released the full text of the latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ahead of a scheduled motion to proceed vote on June 28.

The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections for allegedly violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of incarcerated individuals by providing inadequate ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people imprisoned in Alaska alleges the state Department of Corrections provides inadequate medical, mental health and dental care ...

In addition to always-available traditional food menu items, the Alaska Native Medical Center’s food staff prepares a traditional meal for patients and delivers it door-to-door weekly.

Introduction American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities face substantial barriers to healthcare, particularly specialty and cancer care. Improving access to high-quality care by identifying ...