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Article: Health care in Alaska: poised for progress: balancing cost-shifting, the feds, technology and opportunities.(Special Series: Part Two of Two-Part Series)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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As discussed last month, the Alaska Health Strategies Planning Council is embarking on the formidable task of creating a comprehensive health care plan for Alaska by January 2008. The Alaska Health Care Roundtable identified certain priorities and the Council will undoubtedly be flooded with other ideas and suggestions. This second article suggests additional considerations to either be dealt with or improved.
CHALLENGES AND NEW INITIATIVES:
* Alaska has information gaps that need to be filled if we are to chart an optimum path to progress. Fundamental research to enable policy-makers to make sound decisions based on facts should continue. It is ironic ...