A Healthier Alaska
JKT’s Plan to Improve Care and Lower Costs
Alaskans face some of the highest healthcare costs in the nation — and prices keep on climbing. As governor, JKT will fight to reduce the crushing cost of Alaskans’ healthcare without cutting corners on quality.
LOWERING THE COSTS OF
INSURANCE, CARE, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Alaska needs solutions, not the empty talk and draconian cuts to Medicaid and other critical services that Governor Dunleavy has pursued.
As governor, JKT will take bold action to lower healthcare costs.
Protect and expand Alaska’s Medicaid, which insures more than one in three Alaskans, by fighting to reverse federal funding cuts, increasing enrollment outreach to prevent eligible Alaskans from losing coverage, and investing in the Department of Health to modernize our state systems for delivering benefits.
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Work to increase competition among insurers on Alaska’s exchanges to give Alaskans more choices by bolstering Alaska’s reinsurance program and engaging with experts at the Alaska Division of Insurance and private-sector insurers to lower barriers to competition and bring more insurers to the state.
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Lower insurance premiums by advocating with federal partners to re-establish critical Affordable Care Act tax credits and stop ballooning ACA premiums.
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Responsibly broaden scopes of practice for providers like nurse practitioners, physician assistants,optometrists, and dental health aides so that Alaskans don’t have to travel to an expensive specialist when high-quality care is available closer to home.
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Partner with tribal health organizations to secure maximum federal funding for Alaska Native healthcare.
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Bring down prescription drug costs by requiring transparency about how drug costs are passed down to patients – and outlaw excessive drug price markups.
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Support care coordination, especially for patients with chronic, high-cost conditions.
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IMPROVING ACCESS TO
CARE FOR ALL ALASKANS
Growing up in coastal Alaska, JKT is familiar with the challenges of accessing high-quality care in rural parts of Alaska. All Alaskans — regardless of where they live — should be able to get high quality care for themselves and their loved ones.
Expand telehealth services, including for reproductive and mental health care, so Alaskans can see trusted providers quickly and efficiently, without having to travel or wait for good weather.
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Address Alaska’s doctor and nurse shortage and improve healthcare access in rural communities by supporting and expanding programs to educate, recruit, and/or retain medical providers, such as WWAMI and SHARP, and leveraging state resources to recruit and train more providers.
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Expand access to in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities so that Alaskans can live with dignity in their own communities.
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Support our patients, healthcare workers, and caregivers by working to strengthen safety standards in healthcare facilities.
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Protect access to contraception and reproductive healthcare.
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ACA marketplace premiums · 2021–2025
Alaskans pay $554 more per month than the U.S. average for the same plan
The lowest-cost silver plan costs a 40-year-old Alaskan $1,040/month in 2025, compared to $486 nationally.
Alaska markup, 2025
+$554/month
114% above the U.S. average
Source: KFF analysis of Healthcare.gov, state rate review sites, and state-provided data. Premiums shown for a 40-year-old, weighted by county plan selections.
To get in touch, email the campaign at info@jktforak.com.