More than 9,000 Alaskans could lose access to Medicaid under a federal bill enacted last year, according to a new report prepared for the Alaska Department of Health.
The bill, backed by all three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation, extended tax cuts first enacted during President Donald Trump’s first term. To partially pay for the tax cuts, the bill made massive reductions to spending on Medicaid and other programs.
Cuts to Medicaid, which provides health…
