Alaska’s lawmakers dig into Senate health care bill
Senate Majority Leader
I just asked
"Now that we have full text of the
"I will be working closely with the state over the next several days to analyze the text and crunch the numbers. It's no secret that health care needs to be reformed, but it needs to be done right. So know that I remain committed to ensuring that all Alaskans have access to affordable, quality health care and will vet this bill through that lens," Murkowski said.
In recent days, Murkowski has remained skeptical about the secret legislation, and said she wants to see more access and lower costs.
Sullivan, too, said he plans to closely "read every word" of the bill in the coming days "to see if
"Such issues include stabilizing the
Sullivan said he hopes that
Walker, who chose to expand Medicaid coverage to include more Alaskans who live near the poverty line, said that affordable treatment is necessary to manage the state's opioid epidemic.
"My team and I are analyzing the newly released discussion draft of the Senate Republican health care bill. Given the population size, vastness, and remote location of
But he expressed confidence that Murkowski and Sullivan would help represent the state in ongoing negotiations over the bill.
Murkowski has long been considered a potential "swing" vote in the health care debate, largely because of her insistence that the state's expanded Medicaid coverage not be interrupted, and for her allegiance to
Given that there have been no negotiations with
Already Thursday, however, four conservative
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