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Article: Technology, superior care available in Alaska: these days you don't need to travel to the Lower 48 for exceptional health care.
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Alaska often has been referred to as the Last Great Frontier, and with that people have mistakenly believed that we live in a state that is behind the rest of the United States and that we are lacking in sophistication, technology and state-of-the-art services.
I have found that some Alaskans also think this is true of the health care services available in the state, believing that the best care in the U.S. can only be found south of us. I can as sure you that nothing could be further from the truth when talking about Alaska's health care system.
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