REPORT: Alaska healthcare undermined by low competition, high costs
Alaska’s chronic problems stem largely from severe access barriers that drive up costs, the report found. It notes that Alaska has just 2,367 physicians and a total healthcare workforce of only 44,490. This translates into one of the worst states in terms
At $14K/year, Alaskans shoulder highest health care costs in the nation, by far
Thanks to certificate-of-need laws and other factors, Alaskans shouldered more than $14,000 a year to pay for health care costs in 2024. The national average is $9,700 per
Alaska’s Certificate of Need laws continue to fuel ‘skyrocketing’ health care costs
Alaska’s Certificate of Need laws continue to fuel ‘skyrocketing’ health care
OPINION: Alaska’s aging patients need more choices, not less
GUEST COLUMN: By Jaimie Cavanaugh and Daryl James (Institute for Justice) Alaska hospitals have a problem: The population is aging, and older patients need more care than they can afford. The strain will increase when Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic
Direct Primary Care can empower patients & cut Alaska’s health care costs
By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum Alaska consistently suffers from the highest health care spending per capita of any state. Multiple factors contribute to this problem, but easing Alaska’s restrictions on direct primary
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