The Alaska Commission on Aging (ACoA) will host teleconferences every two weeks through April to a discuss a targeted “watch list” of at least five house bills that may affect senior Alaskans.
Repealing the health-care facilities permitting process, licensing in-home care providers, providing mental health insurance and renewing the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council are among bills that will be discussed.
Lesley Thompson, ACoA planner, said seniors can influence the bills by educating themselves and speaking…
