Wednesday, January 28, 2009
What You Need to Know: Health Reform for Alaska – a briefing for legislators and staff on January 28, 2009. For policy questions about the briefing, contact Shelley Hughes at Shelley@alaskapca.org or 907-841-1634; for logistic questions about the event, contact Jenny Lounsbury at Jenny@alaskapca.org or 907-929-2729.
The agenda and information about the nationally recognized expert, Enrique-Vidal-Martinez, VP Academy Health are also available for review.
Enrique Martinez-Vidal's Presentation - "What You Need to Know: Health Reform for Alaska, Lessons Learned from Other States, January 28, 2009. Vice President, Academy Health, Director, State Coverage Initiatives.
Alice Rarig Presentation - "When Thinking About Health Reform in Alaska... Fact You Want to Know, January 28, 2009" - Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Health Planning & Systems Development.
ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION/ALASKA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2008 CANDIDATE SURVEY RESULTS
Read the recommendations of the Governor-appointed Alaska Health Care Strategies Planning Council. Click here for the survey questions. Click here for the excel version.
Read the recommendations of the Governor-appointed Alaska Health Care Strategies Planning Council.
Governor Palin, a number of Legislators and many Alaskans would like an Alaska Health Care Commission to be established to continue the work begun by the short term Alaska Health Care Strategies Planning Council. The Commission would be tasked with finding solutions to issues that would improve access to, and quality and cost-effectiveness of, health care for Alaskans – including access to affordable health coverage. AHAAT’s recommendation for the composition of the membership of the Commission is discussed here.
Learn about SB 160 which proposed a health insurance mandate that would require all Alaskans to purchase health insurance. Although AHAAT does not endorse this legislation, it is encouraged that the problem of the uninsured is being addressed and discussed in Alaska.
ALASKA HEALTH PLANNING GRANT PRESENTATION
US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) “State Planning Grant” funds were awarded to Alaska for September 2005 – August 2006 with a no-cost extension granted through August 2007 for supporting in-depth studies of policy options (including costs and benefits, political ramifications, and results from other state’s initiatives) and research into who and what groups in the state are uninsured and why.
The project goals in Alaska are to do necessary data gathering to provide insight into the complexities of health insurance coverage, and to identify options for making affordable health insurance available to Alaskans currently uninsured. Collaboration with stakeholders and with partners within state government is considered critical to success.
2006 TOP TEN QUESTIONS FOR ALASKAS NEXT GOVERNOR
Sarah Palin, Tony Knowles and Andrew Halcro debate about health care issues important to Alaskans. Moderated by Harold Johnston, this debate includes 10 questions that were created by prominent health care orginizations in Alaska.
UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND SPORADICALLY INSURED ALASKANS PRESENTATION
A presentation from the Institute on Social and Economic Research during the 2007 Alaska Health Summit.
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