Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Gov. Dunleavy: Keep health top of mind while developing 2021 budget
By Elizabeth Ripley Spectrum Like many Mat-Su residents, my husband and I moved here from Outside to make Alaska
Governor took on the task
By To the editor: Dunleavy took on a task that no other governor would touch because of the consequences he
Preserving Medicaid to improve the health of our citizens
By Elizabeth Ripley Spectrum The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has three advocacy priorities related to the proposed FY20 State
Uncertainty is bad for business
By Rep. Zack Fields Spectrum Governor Dunleavy’s proposal to gut Alaska’s Medicaid program has already hurt Alaska’s
Understand the consequences
By Becky Hultberg Spectrum My good friend and former State Senator Gretchen Guess often reminds me that life is about
Health care and Dunleavy’s budget
By Dennis Anderson Publisher’s Notebook “A lot of it was through the Medicaid expansion, so health care has grown
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center puts expansion project on hold
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman PALMER — A $60 million expansion of facilities at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Op-Ed: Alaskans Together for Medicaid Respond to Governor Dunleavy’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget
Since Alaska adopted Medicaid expansion in 2015 it has brought nearly $1 billion in federal investment to the state while
Celebrating Medicaid expansion
By Gov. Bill Walker Spectrum This month marks the third anniversary since I took executive action to expand Medicaid in
Senate passes bill aimed at improving mental health access
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate today unanimously passed a bill to improve access to mental health services for Alaskans. Under current
LETTER: Sen. Kelly’s plan cruel and hypocritical
by ORIN SEYBERT To the editor: So Senator Pete Kelly wants to make a condition on someone getting Medicaid benefits
SPECTRUM: Treating the Dignity Deficit
by SENATOR PETE KELLY Here’s the question: should Alaskans who receive Medicaid be required to work or volunteer as