But if in fact you have costs that could average, as I understand, around $20,000 per person plus lost wages plus travel costs if folks have to fly, then that is also a balancing factor if that individual is being treated through IHS facilities.
Murkowski discusses the financial impact of rabies treatments in rural Alaska.
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It’s offensive to claim that federal dollars being sent to a state are considered a bailout.
It is the people of Alaska that I worry about the most, especially when it comes to the potential loss of social safety net programs—Medicaid coverage and SNAP benefits—that our most vulnerable populations rely on.
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