NEWS: It’s “Unconscionable”: Democratic Legislators Decry Governor’s Decision to Reject Medicaid Expansion
November 15, 2013
Today, Representative Andy Josephson and Representative Geran Tarr offered the following statements in response to the governor’s decision not to accept the federal government’s offer to expand Medicaid coverage to all Alaskans making less than 138% of the federal poverty level and instead to study the issue for another year.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: To Insure or Not to Insure: Medicaid Expansion
November 4, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
You can’t listen to the TV or radio without hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the effect it is having on Americans’ lives. I would like to use this newsletter as a chance to help further inform you about how the ACA will impact your life.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Lawsuit Against Bella Hammond and Vic Fisher Should be Dropped; and East High Goodness
October 28, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
I’m coming to grips with the fact that it’s getting cold and fishing season might be over. So, this newsletter might be a little raw, as I get used to the reality that fall “might” be over. Apologies in advance.
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NEWS: Democratic Legislators to Offer Alaska Health Care Solutions at Policy Forum
October 4, 2013
ANCHORAGE – Today, Senator Bill Wielechowski, Senator Hollis French, and Representative Geran Tarr will offer a set of policy ideas to improve health care options in Alaska at a public forum hosted by the non-partisan group, State of Reform. The legislators will host a panel discussion at 11:30 a.m. as part of the larger event that includes political and policy experts from around Alaska.
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NEWS: Gov’t Regs Not the Place for Women’s Health Decisions
September 13, 2013
Democratic legislators stand up against bureaucratic intrusion into women’s health decisions
ANCHORAGE – Today, House democratic legislators Beth Kerttula, Harriet Drummond and Geran Tarr spoke out against the governor’s bureaucratic intrusion into Alaska women’s personal health decisions. The Parnell administration recently announced it was bypassing the legislative process and applying language designed to restrict access to abortions through regulations.
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