Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding

Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding

A legislative staffer waits outside the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on March 20, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to improve rural healthcare across the state. Alaska received $272 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed in the summer of…