The focus on Medicaid will shift this week from the Capitol to a courtroom as part of an ongoing fight over expanded coverage in Alaska.
Legislators will hold hearings during the coming week on bills aimed at curbing and containing costs within Medicaid. Meanwhile, a judge in Anchorage plans to hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging the governor’s authority to expand Medicaid without legislative approval.
Also this week, legislators plan to revive a bill calling for the federal government to transfer lands to the state. And a House committee is set to begin reviewing Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to overhaul oil and gas tax credits.
