Heidi Hedberg
60:33 - 61:03
"Budget neutrality language was also implemented, and that means that we need to ensure that the cost of care is appropriate, which means we need to make changes within our Medicaid program."
“Budget neutrality language was also implemented, and that means that we need to ensure that the cost of care is appropriate, which means we need to make changes within our Medicaid program.”
- Speaker
- Heidi Hedberg
- Timestamp
- 60:33 – 61:03
- Transcript
- xit Interviews: What Alaska's Commissioners Want the Next Governor to Know - October 15, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
Budget neutrality language was also implemented, and that means that we need to ensure that the cost of care is appropriate, which means we need to make changes within our Medicaid program. So I see that I need to wrap it up. I would say the Transformation of Care Rural Health Transformation Program came to us. It's about $1.3 billion over the next, over the 5 years. That's about changing how we deliver healthcare.
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