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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Lighthouse Family Medicine celebrates grand opening
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Lighthouse Family Medicine, a new primary care medical clinic in Wasilla, has opened its
Letters to the editor
The Mat-Su Reentry Coalition program To the editor: My name is Barbara Mongar, and I am the Mat-Su
“This is transformative.” Alaska awarded $272M to address healthcare
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com For Alaskans needing healthcare, there are major hurdles to overcome, including massive geographic barriers, workforce
Elder dental care gets boost from local nonprofit
By Mark Kelsey | This is a paid advertisement from the Mat-Su Health Foundation A smile a day may help
Making the most of your healthcare dollars in 2025
The last couple months of the year are often spent enjoying cooler weather, watching football and preparing for the holidays.
To save medicare, stop fraudulent billing
By Charles Sauer Opinion Medicare is running out of money. It’s evident to everyone in the healthcare system: payers,
VA earns top scores in latest CMS hospital ratings report
Frontierman.com In the early 1990s, the Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals were widely known for its poor quality of care.
Opinion: Dr. Oz and One Big Beautiful Bill helping nurse Medicaid back to health
By Jeremy Nighohossian Competitive Enterprise Institute Taxpayers have effectively been paying twice for the same people enrolled in government-driven
New Alaska law establishes quick deadlines for insurers’ decisions on medical care
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and
Opinion: Federal bill risks Alaskans’ lives, including those of patients with cancer like me
By Kristen Lindsey Spectrum I returned home to the United States from Scotland in March of 2020 with my master’
Caregivers, families rally against proposed Medicaid Cuts in Wasilla
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals from the Mat-Su and Anchorage gathered outside Senator Dan
Hughes leans on generalizations in weighing Medicaid changes
By Steven Merritt Spectrum In her May 12 session update to constituents, Palmer Sen. Shelley Hughes takes an age-old