Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, ...

That means that without the 80th percentile rule, patients in Alaska could again be faced with huge medical bills for all other types of out-of-network care, Compton said.

A quick explanation of how the state's new sick leave law works for both employers and employees, and what's still to come.

A group of Alaska health care providers has sued the state government, seeking to keep in place a state regulation that sets a floor for how much private health insurance plans pay for out-of ...

Though gender-affirming care has spurred frequent national debates in recent years, hormonal and surgical gender therapy for minors is rare. By law, the Alaska medical board consists of five ...

Delays increase medical risk and cost and “make it impossible for many women to access medication abortion care, which is only available in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy,” the lawsuit states.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people imprisoned in Alaska alleges the state Department of Corrections provides inadequate medical, mental health and dental care ...

With the law’s passage, Alaska became the 43rd state to expand access to federal food assistance. The law will increase the income threshold for food stamp applicants and allow them to have ...

Paid Sick Leave Laws – Background. Currently, there are 19 states, plus Washington D.C., with either a statewide paid sick leave or paid time off law on the books.[2] A number of these states ...