AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoRural Health Policy: U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says the Senate unanimously passed a bill to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration for five years, aiming to help rural hospitals test payment models that keep lifesaving care close to home. Alaska Care Access: SEARHC opened a new downtown Juneau urgent care clinic (8 a.m.–8 p.m., daily) to bring faster walk-in help for nonemergency issues like minor injuries and respiratory symptoms. Native Health Expansion: Haskell Indian Nations University and the Indian Health Service signed an agreement to build a new clinic on Haskell’s campus, boosting care access for the Lawrence community and training opportunities for Native students. Cancer Care in the Interior: Tanana Chiefs Conference dedicated the Andy & Barbara Jimmie Cancer Care & Infusion Center, expanding oncology and infusion services for Alaska Native patients closer to home. Food Security: A new analysis finds Pell Grant recipients face much higher food insecurity than non-recipients, warning SNAP changes and projected Pell shortfalls could worsen hunger. Public Health on the Move: A gastrointestinal illness outbreak sickened 12 aboard a National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions cruise in Alaska; the cause wasn’t identified yet.
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