Alaska State Legislature
News From The House Majority

Jerry Ritter, House Majority Press Secretary
State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801
ph: (907) 465-3804
web site: http://www.akrepublicans.org
Actuality line: 1-800-478-6540

Examining the State Insurance Program

State Affairs Committee Wants to Know How Program is Working

For Immediate Release: January 16, 1998 Contact: Chair House State Affairs Committee, Rep. Jeannette James, at (907) 465-3743.

JUNEAU -- On July 1, 1997, the administration of many state employees’ health insurance benefits was transferred to NYLCare from Aetna. Now that NYLCare has been operating the program for six months, the House State Affairs Committee wants to hear from employees, retirees, providers, and other impacted parties who have dealt with the program to see how well it is functioning.

Committee Chair, Representative Jeannette James, has scheduled a statewide teleconference hearing on the program for 8AM Thursday, January 22, 1998, in the House State Affairs Committee Hearing Room, Room 102 of the State Capitol. Persons from outside Juneau who wish to testify can contact their local Legislative Information Offices for more information or Representative James at 465-3743.

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