Alaska Lawmakers Consider Universal Health Care Proposal

Family Health Insurance Alaska lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would create a universal health care system in the state providing affordable health insurance coverage to the residents of Alaska., Family Health Insurance the AP Anchorage Daily News reports. The bill was presented at a late summer Senate Health, Education and Social Services Committee hearing in an attempt to get a "jump start on the 90-day session" next year Family Health Insurance, French said.

The board also would oversee the Alaska Health Fund Family Health Insurance, which would include contributions from state and federal sources, employers and employees. The contributions would fund a sliding-scale voucher system. Residents would be able to use the vouchers to obtain coverage from the Alaska Health Care Clearinghouse,Family Health Insurance a "marketplace" of various certified policies, according to the Daily News.

director of Health and Welfare Studies at the Cato Institute, who testified at the hearing Family Health Insurance -- said the best thing state governments could do would be to reduce the costs of health care by allowing individuals to purchase plans from other states and small businesses to participate in insurance pools Family Health Insurance.