Emily Ricci

Alaska proposes Medicaid coverage of traditional healing through Tribal health programs

Alaska has five weeks to commit $33 million in federal rural health money

“I want to be clear, we have not seen any flexibility at all”

Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost-effectiveness

“do not feel that you have to put forward 5 applications”

A $16 million award would restructure primary care across the Interior

“I think Alaska has been identified as having one of, if not the most transparent process for Rural Health Transformation Program.”

Alaska pauses weekly rural health awards with $207 million of $272 million announced

“we cannot repeat what we did this last year from a sustainability perspective”

Alaska starts spending its $272 million in rural health money

“one of the reasons that we felt it was appropriate to move some of those milestones or adjust some of those milestones is because we don't have the clarity of guidance this year that I think we need”

All-ability play center opens in Midtown Anchorage, partly with marijuana tax money