Health insurers in Alaska must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, under a bill that went into law on Monday without Gov. Mike ...

Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic ...

Despite lawsuits, court orders and a hiring push, Alaska's Division of Public Assistance is still struggling to keep up with ...

Insurers began streamlining prior authorization for healthcare coverage even as a bill setting new standards was on the ...

The WWAMI program offers Alaska’s only in-state education toward a medical degree. There is no medical school in Alaska.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would allow paramedics and other licensed emergency responders to provide treatment to injured police and rescue dogs.

Justin Ruffridge, imposing new requirements for medical authorizations on health insurance, became law Tuesday. A press release from the Alaska Senate Majority says that Senate Bill 133 was sponsored ...

Murkowski, Alaska's senior U.S. senator, said the state fared better under the budget plan because of her efforts to soften ...