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Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Is Walmart serious about transforming health care?

Is Walmart serious about transforming health care?

“Why is Walmart speaking at a health care summit?” the company’s vice president for health and wellness, Marcus Osborne, rhetorically offered up at a conference back in January.
California Healthline
Proposed housing facility at ANMC will cut Medicaid costs

Proposed housing facility at ANMC will cut Medicaid costs

Anchorage could see another major construction project in the near future if the Gov. Sean Parnell approves a plan to add a residential housing facility at the Alaska Native Medical Center.
MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Heart clinic uses technology, fundraising to help patients

Heart clinic uses technology, fundraising to help patients

Armed with some of the best equipment on the market, the folks at the Alaska Heart Institute in Anchorage truly take their jobs to heart.
Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce
Pentagon struggles with health care costs

Pentagon struggles with health care costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program — the military’s health care system.
Donna Cassata, Associated Press

Archive » Education

Education Dept. gives Alaska, two more states NCLB waivers

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.
PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press

COMMENTARY: Legislature must protect Alaska’s most valuable resource

On the door of a kindergarten classroom in Juneau, I saw a sign that read “Graduating Class of 2025.” What will 2025 be like? I don’t know. But as a school board member, I consider it a sacred public trust to prepare our kids for it.
Sue Hull Guest commentary

Teacher "pink slip" bill passes House

School districts would be allowed to wait almost two additional months to notify tenured teachers if they're going to be laid off.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

UAF wins grant for linguistics programs

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has won a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support Alaska Native language programs.
$33M upgrade expands training, adds housing

$33M upgrade expands training, adds housing

The $15.25 million Career and Tech Center at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna is under construction and on schedule to open in time for 2013 fall classes. The project, which also includes the first student housing on campus, will allow KPC to expand training for Alaska’s high-demand jobs in the resource industries.
Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Archive » Philanthropy & Nonprofit

Alaskans set record in PFD charitable giving

Alaskans contributed a record-setting $2.4 million to charity through Pick. Click. Give.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stable economy keeps arts thriving

Stable economy keeps arts thriving

For the size of its communities, Alaska’s arts scene is thriving. Anchorage and Fairbanks have their long-established and local symphony orchestras, youth symphonies, opera associations and local theater companies, all with supporters who are intensely loyal.
Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce
Annual Day of Caring draws 800 volunteers

Annual Day of Caring draws 800 volunteers

United Way of Anchorage gathered more than 800 volunteers for its 19th annual Day of Caring in September, a day devoted to giving Anchorage corporations an avenue to give back to their community, Christine Gire, communications manager for the non-profit, said.
Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

AFN addresses challenges, marks 100 years for Grand Camp

The 2012 Alaska Federation of Natives convention will be held Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage with the theme “Success Beyond Barriers."
Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

2012 AFN Annual Convention Agenda

Archive » General News

Kenai couple wins Nenana Ice Classic

A retired peace officer and his paramedic-firefighter wife are the sole winners of Alaska's biggest guessing game.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Fresh Copper River salmon lands in Seattle

The first planeload of Copper River salmon from Cordova, Alaska, landed Friday morning at Sea-Tac Airport and the Alaska Airlines pilots carried a 40-pound king to waiting chefs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in 3

Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Is Walmart serious about transforming health care?

Is Walmart serious about transforming health care?

“Why is Walmart speaking at a health care summit?” the company’s vice president for health and wellness, Marcus Osborne, rhetorically offered up at a conference back in January.
California Healthline

Your Weight Is Everyone’s Business

Media outlets around the country were in a frenzy this week as the news broke about the “secret” lap band surgery of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. While the Governor dismisses the attention and says “My weight is no one else’s business,” the incredible reaction from media and those focused on his public image clearly prove otherwise.

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Posted 2013.05.13 02:50 PM

Disasters Happen – Are Your Employees Prepared?

There are some stunning statistics that speak to the fact that most employers are not prepared to handle a disaster.

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Posted 2013.05.06 09:48 AM

Healthcare Reform is a Data Hog

As an employee benefit firm, we are overcoming cost issues through a sophisticated system of data analysis. But, as an employer, it’s important to look at your current Human Resource Information System (HRIS) or you’ll be sure to be run over by the reporting provisions of Healthcare Reform.

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Posted 2013.05.06 09:47 AM

Why exercise alone won’t get you to your weight-loss goal

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Posted 2013.04.22 09:28 AM

The Best Cost Reduction Solution in Healthcare

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently published a report from key health care stakeholders on what their suggestions are to control costs and improve quality.

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Posted 2013.04.15 03:20 PM

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