Posted Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 11:17 am
Alaskans suffer from a health care shortage in most of our boroughs. It is not that we have a shortage of providers, though. We rank among the top 10 states in the country for most doctors per capita.
A large part of the problem is that onerous regulations on providers make it more difficult for them to treat patients in need. But now, lawmakers are proposing a potential solution to this problem, one that would allow doctors to spend more of their time with patients and less time filling out paperwork.
The Alaska Legislature is considering a bill, HB 176, that would legally define “direct health care agreements,” also known as direct primary care, as distinct from an insurance product and therefore exempt from Alaska’s insurance laws and regulations.
Fractional-share provider
AirSprint Private Aviation has expanded the roles of its senior leadership.
James Elian has added the title of CEO in addition to his duties as president. Elian has served as president since 2015 and has been with the company for 20 years.
Jared Williams, meanwhile, is now COO in addition to his previous responsibilities as v-p of operations. Williams joined AirSprint in 2017 and has more than 20 years of business aviation experience.
Petar Todorovic was promoted to president of
sage-popovich, while
Nick Popovich moved to the role of chairman. Todorovic, who joined sage-popovich in 2014, most recently was v-p of operations. Popovich, who is also owner of the company, had formerly served as president of the firm.
Meal delivery has been important for many families and people this past year.
Often it was a safe choice, and also a convenient one when working from home with little ones who needed home schooling. No stranger to the hectic life was Ryan Mckee, a Vancouver-based businessman who was a recent executive MBA grad at SFUs Beedie School of Business.
Raising his kids with his partner who provides behavioural intervention for families, he saw a need that could be a helpful change for good. Parents were busier than ever, and kids needed access to healthy food, so Mckee started Elemeno a service that delivers plant-based lunches to kids.
Update: Police said on Friday that Jodie has now been found safe and well in the Merseyside area.
A 16-year-old girl from Ingoldmells has gone missing after her bedroom was found empty, with police releasing an ‘extremely urgent’ appeal to find her.
Jodie Bettany was last seen in her room on Wednesday evening and was reported missing at 9.15am on Thursday, December 31.
Jodie may have travelled to the Merseyside area either overnight or on Thursday, but could possibly still be in Lincolnshire.
Jodie is described as having long dark blonde hair, is of petite build, around 5ft tall and may have been wearing a black bomber coat with a fur hood.