The funds will go to cleaning up asbestos, contaminated sludge and soil and tar. Three sites will receive grants and the state knows of many more in need.

The deputy commissioner spoke on the program “Line One” about how the Big Beautiful Bill will impact Medicaid in the state and on new community engagement requirements.

Medicaid is the largest single insurance provider in Alaska, and it can be complicated, especially as things quickly change at the State and Federal level.

The state Department of Health told the Anchorage Daily News that Alaska could lose up to $500 million in annual Medicaid spending. It now says that estimate was wrong.

The students will study at the University of Alaska Anchorage for two to four years, then go on to residency. The program increases physicians in rural areas.

Alaska signed on to a $7.4 billion national Purdue settlement last month, which could bring the state more than $12 million. The state is also set to receive almost $2 million in another settlement with eight opioid manufacturers.

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

On this Line One, join Dr. Justin Clark for a discussion about tinnitus and hearing loss. He's joined by audiologist Dr. Dr Emily McMahan from the Alaska Hearing and Tinnitus Center.

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