Health care cost in Alaska

healthcareclipartpio5a8patHealth care cost more in Alaska than almost anywhere else in the United States and our costs are rising fastest of any state. We’ll be joined by the director of the Alaska Division of Insurance and by a UAA economist, both experts in what ails our health care system, to discuss the problem and look for solutions.

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HOST:

GUESTS:

  • Lori Wing-Heier, director, Division of Insurance
  • Mouhcine Guettabi, economist, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research

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Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752  (statewide) during the live broadcast (2:00 – 3:00pm)

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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Alaska time)

REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Alaska time)

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