AHPR Archives

NOW AVAILABLE–Past issues of Alaska Health Policy Review are available in full and free of charge. To read archived copies of Alaska Health Policy Review, scroll down the page and click on the dates seen in blue. Each live link should open the corresponding  issue of Alaska Health Policy Review.

March 4, 2011

  • Interview with Diane Kaplan of Rasmuson Foundation
  • Affordable Care Act One-year Anniversary March 23
  • Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 25, 2011

  • Guest Commentary: ACA Ruling is Surprising and Confusing
  • Guest Commentary: Consider Context of Insurance Decision
  • HHS Recovery Act: Alaska Highlights
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 18, 2011

  • Health Care Lobbying in Alaska – Part 2
  • SB 70 Creates “A Health Insurance Exchange on our own Terms”
  • Student Health Plan Enrollees Gain Protections Under Affordable Care Act
  • Important Tax Information for Small Businesses
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 11, 2011

  • Health Care Lobbying in Alaska – Part 1
  • Alaska Ranks 30th on State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance
  • Point Thomson Health Impact Assessment Update
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 4, 2011

  • APHA President: Public Health is Social Justice
  • Clark School-Based Health Center Update
  • Health Impact Assessment to be Included in Energy Development Plan
  • Implications of Federal Court Ruling on ACA
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

January 28, 2011

  • Governor Shumlin on Single-Payer Initiative in Vermont
  • Chemical Caused Nerve Damage to Military Base Workers
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

January 21, 2011

  • Interview with Pam Miller of Alaska Community Action on Toxics
  • Suicide Prevention Council Releases 2010 Report
  • CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report 2011 Released
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

January 14, 2011

  • Highlights of the Alaska Health Care Commission 2010 Draft Report
  • Alaska Receives Performance Bonus for Improving Children’s Health Care
  • How Will the Affordable Care Act Bolster Primary Care?
  • CON Watch
  • Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Prefiled Health Policy Bills

December 21, 2010

  • Interview with Alaska State Senator Johnny Ellis
  • Interview with Tari O’Connor of Clark School-Based Health Center
  • AHPR Staff and Contributors

November 23, 2010

  • Interview with Richard Neubauer
  • Interview with Ward Hurlburt
  • Are Substance Abusers Trust Beneficiaries?

October 26, 2010

  • Interview with Senator Hollis French
  • Interview with GCI ConnectMD’s Ron Hale
  • New Study: U.S. Life Expectancy Continues to Fall Behind Other Countries

September 21, 2010

  • Interview with Mary Tonsmeire
  • Industry’s Role in Health Care Workforce Development in Alaska
  • AHPR Staff and Contributors

August 24, 2010

  • The Question of “Medically Necessary” and Related Issues
  • Discourse Regarding Too Much Money
  • Health Care for Children under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Erratum

July 26, 2010

  • Interview with Dr. Jay Butler of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Interview with Pat Luby of AARP Alaska
  • Guest Commentary:…Who’s Who, Where’s Where and Why is Why

June 10, 2010

  • Interview with Linda Hall
  • Interview with Barb Angaiak
  • Take Alaska Health Policy Class in Fall 2010…In Your Jammies!

May 4, 2010

  • Overview of National Health Reform by Deb Erickson
  • Alaska Congressional Delegation: Health Reform in Alaska
  • Final Status of Selected Health Policy Bills: 2010 Legislative Recap
  • Bill Watch: Drugs

April 16, 2010

  • Interview with Wayne Stevens from Alaska State Chamber of  Commerce
  • Take Alaska Health Policy Class in Fall 2010…In Your Jammies!
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Health Policy Calendar

April 9, 2010

  • Prison Inmate Health Care in Alaska
  • Health Care For Alaska’s Prisoners: Troubling Findings
  • MRSA Infections in Alaska’s Prisons
  • Certificate of Need (CON) Watch
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

April 2, 2010

  • Proposed Medicare-Only Clinic: A Presentation by Dr. Rhyneer
  • Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Worker’s Compensation
  • Bill Watch: General Health Policy
  • Bill Watch: Bill Tracking Methodology

March 26, 2010

  • Mark Foster: Health Policy, Regulation, Technology, and Economics – Part 2
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: State Boards and Issues
  • Bill Watch: Family Health Issues

March 12, 2010

  • “Myth Busting” with Jeff Davis, President of Premera Alaska – Part 2
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Drugs
  • Bill Watch: Health Professional Workforce and Health Education
  • Bill Watch: Medical Assistance and Health Insurance

March 5, 2010

  • Interview with Hotel Workers from UNITE HERE Local 878
  • Take Alaska Health Policy Class in Fall 2010…In Your Jammies!
  • New Study: Alaska Medicaid Trends
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

February 26, 2010

  • “Myth Busting” with Jeff Davis, President of Premera Alaska
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

February 19, 2010

  • Will Alaska Hospitals do the Right Thing? Hearing on HB 168
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

February 12, 2010

  • Interview with Mexican Consul Jose Luis Cuevas
  • New Legislation Calls for Action to Create Medicare Clinics
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

February 5, 2010

  • Strategies to Attract and Keep Health Care Providers in Alaska
  • New State-Based Health Reform Resources
  • Will Alaska Legislators Support Community Health Centers?
  • Future of Alaska Health Care Commission
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

January 29, 2010

  • Medicaid in Alaska: Myths Dispelled
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills

January 22, 2010

  • Health Care Costs and Medicare in Alaska
  • Budget Analysis Through the Eyes of the Alaska Primary Care Association
  • Bill Watch: Health Policy Bills
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

January 15, 2010

  • Alaska Health Care Commission: Current and Future Status
  • First Session Legislative Recap: Wins and Losses in 2009
  • Bill Tracking: Pre-filed Health Policy Bills
  • Certificate of Need Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

December 15, 2009

  • A Few Comments Regarding SB 61: The Alaska Health Care Program
  • Interview with Mike Kelly
  • Health Care Workforce Shortages in Alaska: Status and Policy Review
  • Alaska Health Care Commission Draft Strategic Plan Released

November 17, 2009

  • Part 1: Alaska Native Medical Center Confronts Challenges
  • Part 2: Nuka Model Developed Locally and Monitored Internationally
  • Part 3: Obsessive Listening, Workforce Development, Health Reform

October 20, 2009

  • Interview with Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan
  • Discussion with Representative Wes Keller
  • Discussion with Deputy Commissioner Bill Streur

September 15, 2009

  • Discussion with Senator Begich: Health Reform Prospects
  • Health Industry Contributions to the Alaska Congressional Delegation

August 18, 2009

  • Interview with Mark Vinsel
  • Interview with Mike Monagle
  • Summary of Mayor Sullivan’s DHHS Transition Team Report
  • Calendar: Senator Murkowski Health Policy Town Hall

July 14, 2009

  • Health Care Reform Discussion with Senator Murkowski
  • The Qliance Paradigm: Prepaid Primary Care for Alaska

June 9, 2009

  • Interview with Bill Bobrick
  • Guest Commentary: Massachusetts Style Health Reform and Alaska
  • What has the Alaska Health Care Commission Been Doing?
  • Alaska Research: Computer Simulation to Guide Policy and Program

May 12, 2009

  • Interview with Dr. Jay Butler
  • 90 Days: Health Policy Wins/Losses in the 2009 Legislation Session
  • Commentary: Increase Access to Contraceptives in Alaska

April 17, 2009

  • Interview with Chancy Croft
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

April 10, 2009

  • Interview with Senator Lisa Murkowski
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

April 3, 2009

  • Commentary: Pensions and Health Care for Public Employees in Alaska
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

March 27, 2009

  • Interview with Dennis McMillian
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

March 20, 2009

  • Alaska Health Care Commission Decides Guiding Principles
  • Members of the Commission
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

March 13, 2009

  • Testimony: New Opportunities for Health Care Coverage for Children
  • Alaska Children’s Health Insurance: The Debate for Coverage Continues
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

March 6, 2009

  • Can We Make a Difference? The Alaska Health Care Workforce Shortage
  • Funded at 50%–Can Tribal Health Organizations Serve the People?
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 27, 2009

  • Interview with Jeff Jessee
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 20, 2009

  • Health Reform Models: Some Better Than Others
  • Commentary: Health Care as an Economic Locomotive
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 13, 2009

  • At Risk: Ailing Patients with Private Health Insurance
  • Guest Commentary: Alaska Health Care Lobbying
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

February 6, 2009

  • SCHIP: The Struggle for Children’s Health in Alaska, Part Two
  • Policy Victory for Public Health
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

January 30, 2009

  • Tell President Obama
  • SCHIP: The Struggle for Children’s Health in Alaska, Part One
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Bills on the Move

January 23, 2009

  • Alaska Trauma Systems Review Results in Critical Recommendations
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Watch: Second Set of Pre-filed Health Policy Bills and Committee Assignments

January 16, 2009

  • Alaska Community Health Centers and their Role in Health Reform
  • CON Watch
  • Bill Watch: Pre-filed Health Policy Bills

December 2008

  • Interview with Senator Hollis French
  • Interview with Jim Gottstein
  • ASHNHA: Guiding Principles for Health Care Reform 2009

November 2008

  • Interview with Neal Fried
  • Interview with Senator Gary Stevens
  • Summary of the Second Session of the 25th Legislature

October 2008

  • Interview with Dr. Byron E. Perkins, DO
  • Reports from the Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services

September 2008

  • Interview with Al Parrish
  • Interview with Jeff Ranf
  • Commentary: Alaskan Nurse Practitioner Restriction Impacts Safety Net

August 2008

  • Interview with Senator Johnny Ellis
  • Interview with Commissioner Bill Hogan
  • State Level Health Care Reform Summary and Three Studies, by Kathryn Anderson

July 2008

  • Interview with Matt Claman
  • Interview with Karen Perdue
  • Book Review: Mired in the Health Care Morass

June 2008

  • Interview with Don Kashevaroff
  • Interview with George Cannelos and Denali Daniels
  • Budget Analysis: Historic State Support for Community Health Centers
  • Commentary: Cross Cultural Communications

May 2008

  • Interview with Mike Hawker
  • Interview with Tom Hunt
  • AHPR Staff

April 18, 2008

  • AARP Alaska 2008 State Legislative Agenda Final Report
  • Hunger: The Invisible Health Crisis
  • Foraker Releases Health Insurance Plan for Nonprofits
  • Bill Watch: End-of-Legislature Bill Summary
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

April 11, 2008

  • Community Health Centers: Funding the Alaska Health Care Safety Net
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

April 4, 2008

  • Anatomy of a Bill: SB 28 Alaska Safe Nursing and Care Act
  • Interview with Jerry Jenkins: Adult Admissions Suspended at ACHMS
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

March 28, 2008

  • Growth in the Health and Social Services Budget
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

March 21, 2008

  • SB 160: Morphing and Moving
  • Alaska Health Care: Big Dynamic Industry
  • Learning From Our Neighbors: Hold Insurance Companies Accountable
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

March 14, 2008

  • Controversy Over New Public Employee Health Plan
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

March 7, 2008

  • Key Health Bills: Mid-Session Summary
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

February 29, 2008

  • Summary of SB 160 Hearing in Senate Labor & Commerce
  • A Closer Look at SB 160 Individual Mandates
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

February 22, 2008

  • SB 160 Mandatory Universal Health Care Hearing Summary
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

February 15, 2008

  • SB 245 The Alaska Health Care Transparency Act: Hearing Summary
  • Letter to Commissioner Jackson Addressing Policy Concerns
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

February 8, 2008

  • Comments on Health Policy Reform
  • Commentary: What is the State’s Role for the Health of the People?
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

February 1, 2008

  • Governor’s Committee Urges Saving CON
  • Tough Questions: Alaska Health Care Transparency Act
  • Guest Commentary: Don’t Dump the Certificate of Need
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

January 25, 2008

  • Guest Commentary: Is Alaska Senate Bill 160 a Raid on Medicaid?
  • Summary of Senate HES Committee Meeting on SB 212
  • Amplifications and Corrections
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

January 18, 2008

  • Summary of Senate Bill 160 Mandatory Universal Health Care
  • Commentary: “They’ve Got Their Knee on My Chest”
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar
  • Bill Tracking

January 14, 2008

  • Bill Tracking
  • Interview with Rosalie Nadeau
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

December 2007

  • Interview with Linda Hall
  • SCHIP: Continuing Debate With Enormous Consequences
  • Interview with Jim Jordan
  • Containing Controversy: CON and Negotiated Rulemaking
  • CON Watch
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

November 2007

  • Interview with Paul Sherry
  • Certificate of Need: Build It and They Will Come
  • Interview with Jerry Jenkins
  • Commentary: Brainstorming about Workers’ Compensation and the Big Picture
  • Alaska Health Policy Calendar

October 2007

  • Interview with Senator Bettye Davis
  • Update: SB 160 Mandatory Universal Health Care
  • Interview with Dr. Jerome List
  • Money and Influence in Alaska Health Policy

September 2007

  • Certificate of Need: The Continuing Controversy
  • Interview with Representative Sharon Cissna
  • Alaska Health Care Strategies Planning Council
  • Interview with Pat Luby
  • Health Policy Calendar

August 2007

  • Interview with Hollis French
  • Policy Analysis: Denali KidCare
  • Interview with Representative Peggy Wilson
  • Health Legislation Passed During The Last Session
  • Health Policy Calendar

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