Advisory committee seeks public input regarding Medicaid

Public comment session Nov. 6

The Alaska Medical Care Advisory Committee will meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, in Anchorage at the State Dept. of Health and Social Services Health Care Services Conference Room, 450 Business Park Blvd., Building L. The meeting hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 6 and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. The public is invited to attend.

The purpose of the committee is to serve as the primary advisory body to the Dept. of Health and Social Services under federal Medicaid provisions requiring that each state have an advisory committee.

The committee seeks public input from people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicaid providers and will hold a public comment session to hear their suggestions or concerns regarding the Medicaid program on Friday, Nov. 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, 4951 Business Park Blvd., Suite 301. Anyone who can’t attend in person can comment via telephone by calling 1-800-315-6338 and entering the access code 55728#.

For more information, call Marisol Iniquez, State of Alaska Health Care Services, 907-465-5829.

Visit the Medical Care Advisory Committee website at http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dhcs/MCAC

 
 
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