0:50
Heidi Hedberg
51:53 - 52:44
"$272 million is year 1. We are prioritizing, um, the, the funding towards the request through this LOI process. There are some state activities, but it's very small and very limited. Again, all of the work that we are doing is focused on the transformation of the healthcare system, improving health outcomes across our 3 goals that represents 6 different initiatives. The year 2 cycle— and Betsy, I want you to correct me if I'm wrong— some of the year 1 will have continuing funding needs because it's a multi-year application."
“$272 million is year 1. We are prioritizing, um, the, the funding towards the request through this LOI process. There are some state activities, but it's very small and very limited. Again, all of the work that we are doing is focused on the transformation of the healthcare system, improving health outcomes across our 3 goals that represents 6 different initiatives. The year 2 cycle— and Betsy, I want you to correct me if I'm wrong— some of the year 1 will have continuing funding needs because it's a multi-year application.”
- Speaker
- Heidi Hedberg
- Timestamp
- 51:53 – 52:44
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 2, 2026
From the transcript
And I think that you've touched on this a little bit, but again, to rephrase, $272 million is year 1. We are prioritizing, um, the, the funding towards the request through this LOI process. There are some state activities, but it's very small and very limited. Again, all of the work that we are doing is focused on the transformation of the healthcare system, improving health outcomes across our 3 goals that represents 6 different initiatives. The year 2 cycle— and Betsy, I want you to correct me if I'm wrong— some of the year 1 will have continuing funding needs because it's a multi-year application.
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