Your membership matters.
AHHA stands alongside hospitals, nursing homes, and a growing number of partners along the continuum of care. As we ask you to reinvest in your this statewide partnership heading into 2025, we share this quick look back at 2024 and the ways AHHA supports and engages members to advance healthcare for Alaska.
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AHHA advocates for policies that impact your ability to provide care and employment within your community.
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AHHA invests in your people and programs both through direct funding and also through campaigns and initiatives that highlight your value and support collective goals.
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AHHA curates and leads opportunities for training, collaboration, and learning to connect and upskill your teams. We convene members to share resources, best practices, and data.​
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Our strength as an association relies on your membership and continued commitment to this network. Working together, we strive to build an innovative, sustainable system of care that serves all Alaskans.
funding & resources
$4,449,403
Secured in contracts and grants to be used directly in support of member workforce development (2022-2025.)
advocacy
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Nurse Licensure Compact
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AHHA stood up a broad-based, statewide coalition of almost 80 entities pushing for Alaska to become the 42nd state or jurisdiction to join the multistate nurse licensure compact.
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We're poised to resume efforts to get legislation passed in 2024.
Long-Term Care
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AHHA led the nursing home response to proposed minimum staffing requirements by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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We attended the AHCA Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC advocating for improvements to federal CNA training penalties and minimum of 5 survey rule.
Liaison with the State
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In 2023, we worked with the State on behalf of our members to resolve countless issues including licensing approvals, variance reviews, DRG reimbursement implementation, Medicaid audits, coordination for complex patients, DSH reimbursement, the Medicaid fiscal agent transition, DME supplies, background checks, and passthrough funding.
Healthcare 101
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AHHA developed and hosted "Alaska Healthcare 101". This webinar series engaged nine statewide partners and stakeholders to provide an overview of the challenges and unique characteristics of Alaska's healthcare system for our state lawmakers.
Medicaid
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AHHA worked with partners on the Medicaid redetermination process to ensure eligible people did not lose coverage.
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We worked to identify solutions to the challenges impacting discharging patients who no longer need to be in the hospital.
education & training
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Nurse Licensure Compact
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AHHA stood up a broad-based, statewide coalition of almost 80 entities pushing for Alaska to become the 42nd state or jurisdiction to join the multistate nurse licensure compact.
-
We're poised to resume efforts to get legislation passed in 2024.
Long-Term Care
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AHHA led the nursing home response to proposed minimum staffing requirements by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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We attended the AHCA Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC advocating for improvements to federal CNA training penalties and minimum of 5 survey rule.
Liaison with the State
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In 2023, we worked with the State on behalf of our members to resolve countless issues including licensing approvals, variance reviews, DRG reimbursement implementation, Medicaid audits, coordination for complex patients, DSH reimbursement, the Medicaid fiscal agent transition, DME supplies, background checks, and passthrough funding.
Healthcare 101
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AHHA developed and hosted "Alaska Healthcare 101". This webinar series engaged nine statewide partners and stakeholders to provide an overview of the challenges and unique characteristics of Alaska's healthcare system for our state lawmakers.
Medicaid
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AHHA worked with partners on the Medicaid redetermination process to ensure eligible people did not lose coverage.
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We worked to identify solutions to the challenges impacting discharging patients who no longer need to be in the hospital.
