FNA Executive Director Highlights Potential Impacts Under Proposed HHS Cuts

FNA executive director highlights potential impacts under proposed HHS cuts

Melissa Charlie, the executive director of Fairbanks Native Association, testified last week in Washington, D.C. on potential impacts that proposed Department of Health and Human Services cuts could have on Alaska Native programs.

Alaska Legislature urges congressional delegation to oppose Medicaid cuts

Sen. Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, speaks on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Dunbar sponsored a resolution asking the state's congressional delegation to oppose Medicaid cuts. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Legislature has voted to urge the state’s congressional delegation to oppose cuts to Medicaid, as the state faces a potential annual loss of $194 million in federal spending and tens of thousands more uninsured residents. The House p…

As GOP pushes ahead with Medicaid cuts, Alaska legislators ask delegation to hold the line - The Alaska Current

Congressional Republicans are pushing ahead with a plan to cut Medicaid spending to pay for a slate of tax breaks on the wealthy pushed by Trump.