Alaska's Department of Health opened the Year 2 fall funding cycle for Rural Health Transformation Program projects. Applications are due October 28, 2026. Alaska's first-year allocation is $272,174,856.
Alaska's award workbook, as of September 21, carries 244 rows totaling $239,186,194.73 - roughly 88% of the state's $272,174,856 first-year award, up from the 56 projects and $34.7 million in our prior record.
The Alaska Department of Health has begun issuing Notices of Intent to Award under the Rural Health Transformation Program, announcing them each Friday as they are finalized rather than waiting for the full review to complete.
Southcentral Foundation reports that 18 additional Emergency Services Department rooms opened at the Alaska Native Medical Center campus it co-manages with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, completing the first phase of hospital renovations.
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) marked the ribbon cutting and beginning of a phased opening for the new Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center in Sitka.
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) temporarily extended the hours of its re-established walk-in clinic in the Kanakanak Hospital Outpatient Clinic beginning March 9, 2026, saying patient feedback prompted the change for the month of March.
Observed July 16, 2026, Bethel Family Clinic's first-party medical page lists its health clinic and behavioral-health hours as Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., with weekends closed…
Observed July 16, 2026, Interior Community Health Center's first-party new-patient page says its Fairbanks clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.…
Kodiak Island Health Care Foundation, doing business as Kodiak Community Health Center, released a request for proposals for architectural design services for a proposed capital expansion.
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center reported after the February 2026 Alaska Primary Care Association fly-in that protecting access to affordable prescriptions through 340B was one of its explicit policy priorities, alongside Medicaid payment…
CMS states that eligible services for Medicaid-eligible American Indian and Alaska Native patients in IHS or Tribal facilities may be reimbursed at 100% FMAP, while services for non-Indians receive the state's usual match.
NACHC's current funding page says Community Health Centers received $4.6 billion in mandatory funding and that this multi-year funding expires December 31, 2026.
CMS issued its interim final rule on June 1, 2026 and says states generally must implement the 80-hour monthly community-engagement requirement by January 1, 2027. The federal exemption list includes American Indian and Alaska Native adults.
Anchorage Daily News reported that lawmakers passed a $12.8 billion FY2027 operating plan on May 20, comprising more than $8 billion in state funds and roughly $4.5 billion in federal expenditures.
Alaska OMB's corrected June 24 veto summary says the FY2027 budget retains $784.5 million in general funds for Medicaid and another $10 million through FY2027 for behavioral-health clinic services.
Alaska's Department of Health says the federal law does not reduce Alaska's base Medicaid matching rate and that the state does not use provider taxes or state-directed payments restricted by the law.
Anchorage Daily News reported on June 7 that Alaska had narrowed nearly 1,800 submissions to just over 400 projects competing for its $272 million first-year Rural Health Transformation funding.
Alaska's official program page says the Department of Health released its first Rural Health Transformation funding decisions on August 7, 2026 and will update the public project list each Friday.
Alaska's final Project Application Evaluation Framework, labeled last updated June 2026, allocates 100% across eight domains: state and federal alignment (20%); demonstrated need (10%); outcomes (15%); rural impact (15%); transformation potential (10%)…
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