New From ACPP: Alaska Health Policy Review
Download a complimentary copy of the Alaska Health Policy Review.
Health policy in Alaska is no small issue. Annual health-related expenditures in Alaska are approaching $6 billion–nearly one-sixth of the entire Alaska economy. I would like to introduce you to Alaska Health Policy Review, a publication I believe you will find indispensable. Alaska Health Policy Review is the comprehensive, authoritative, nonpartisan source for health policy matters in the State of Alaska.
Recent published in-depth interviews:
- Senator Bettye Davis, Chair of the Senate HESS Committee. Senator Davis frankly discusses who has been an obstacle to health policy that she felt was important to Alaskans, and how the Senate Bipartisan Working Group has worked well–so far.
- Dr. Jerome List, Alaska Medical Director of Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Foundation, who raises important questions about quality and accessibility for Alaskans with Medicare insurance.
- Senator Hollis French, author of SB 160 Mandatory Universal Health Care, lays out his strategy for health care reform in Alaska.
- Representative Peggy Wilson, House HESS Committee Chair, discusses how to get health policy legislation through her committee–and how to make sure it does not get through.
- Representative Sharon Cissna, Co-Chair of the Legislative Health Caucus and a member of the House Health, Education, and Social Services Committee. Representative Cissna discusses the work of the Legislative Health Caucus, proposed legislation she will be submitting in 2008, and her view of the role of state government in health care reform.
- Paul Sherry, the CEO of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and a leading health policy analyst–perhaps “visionary” is a better word.
Recent articles:
- A detailed analysis of recent state and federal policies affecting Alaska’s Denali KidCare, which insures thousands of children from low-income families in Alaska.
- A detailed, fully hyperlinked list of all health legislation passed in the last legislative session.
- An in-depth summary of the joint Committee hearing of SB 160 Mandatory Universal Health Care.
- A history of controversial Certificate of Need legislation in Alaska, including some curious findings in the fiscal notes.
- A list of health policy lobbyists in Alaska, their employers, and their incomes.
- A summary of work-to-date of the Governor’s Health Care Strategies Planning Council.
- A calendar of key upcoming meetings and events that may influence health policy in Alaska.
The Review is issued electronically weekly during the regular legislative session, and monthly the rest of the year. A 12-month subscription to Alaska Health Policy Review is available for $850. Substantial discounts are available for organizations with multiple subscriptions, and for smaller nonprofits. Don’t miss an issue! Send orders and inquiries to Lawrence D. Weiss at health.policy.review@gmail.com, or call (907) 276-2277.
The Alaska Health Policy Review is a publication of the Alaska Center for Public Policy.