Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Erin’s Law & Healthcare Enrollment
December 12, 2014
I am very excited to announce that I will be pre-filing legislation to enact Erin’s Law during the 29th Legislative Session. Last session, Erin’s Law had over 20 co-sponsors, as well as support from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Erin and I also received widespread support from teachers, parents, and child abuse survivors.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Community Involvement: Healthcare and Homelessness
November 5, 2014
Now that the political season is over it is time for all of us to come back together as a community and as a state and get back to work. There are a few things happening soon that I would like to draw your attention to.
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NEWS: Alaska Consumers Pay for Governor’s Failure to Accept Medicaid Expansion
October 7, 2014
ANCHORAGE - Nationwide 7.3 million people have signed up for Marketplace plans, paid their premiums, and accessed quality, affordable coverage. States that accepted the Medicaid expansion have seen lower premiums. In 2015 there will be a 25% increase in the total number of issuers selling health insurance plans in the Marketplace in 44 states.
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Representative Kito’s Newsletter: Fall is in the Air
September 8, 2014
I have had a very busy summer, and now fall is in the air. My daughter is back in school, and has her first swim meet this weekend.
In early August, I attended the Council of State Governments meeting in Anchorage where I participated in sessions on retirement plans, marijuana initiatives, economic development, healthcare and state legislation. I was able to learn an amazing amount about issues and statutory solutions in other states, some of which could benefit Alaskans.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Mental & Physical Health
June 6, 2014
In your life, you are more likely to see a person having a panic attack than you are to see someone having a heart attack. Though many of us know how to properly respond to a heart attack, few of us know what to do when confronted with someone having mental or emotional crises. A community based model called Mental Health First Aid is being used across the nation and world to teach people how to address a person in crisis by training a person a five step process for response. Mental Health First Aid does not replace emergency care; instead it is intended to be used by a first responder before medical care arrives.
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