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In 2024, Medicaid providers in Kotzebue submitted $1,660,218 in claims for Procedures / Professional Services, an increase of 18.6% from the prior year.

Kotzebue experienced a 10.7% increase in Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management services in 2024, signifying shifts in service use and reimbursement trends.

Shishmaref Medicaid providers billed $76,320 for Evaluation and Management services in 2024, reflecting an 88.4% rise from the prior year.

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Gambell billed $439,900 for Evaluation and Management services, reflecting a 92.9% increase from the prior year.

Medicaid spending in Nome under the Medicine Services and Procedures category rose 12.8% to $2,160,881 in 2024, reflecting shifts in healthcare usage and reimbursement patterns.

Medicaid expenditures for Evaluation and Management services rose by 60.8% in White Mountain in 2024, signaling notable shifts in service use and reimbursement trends.

Medicaid spending on Evaluation and Management services in Savoonga increased by 56.5% in 2024, signaling shifts in service use and reimbursement trends.

Medicaid payments linked to the Evaluation and Management category saw a 0.9% uptick in Brevig Mission in 2024, indicating shifts in use and reimbursement trends.

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Kotzebue reported $2,701,686 in claims for Pathology and Laboratory Procedures services, reflecting an 18.9% rise from the prior year.

At least $65,599 was billed for COVID-19–related care to Medicaid in Kotzebue in 2024 under associated HCPCS codes, with 73.1% of such billing occurring during the primary pandemic years of…

Services related to COVID-19 made up under 0.1% of Nome’s Medicaid spending in 2024, with at least $271,631 attributed to claims linked to virus-specific HCPCS codes.

FOIA Request to Ilisagvik College regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025.

In 2022, government transfers made up 12.1% of income in North Slope Borough—ranking it 27th most dependent among Alaska counties.

FOIA Request to Ilisagvik College Regarding Chinese National Students on June 3, 2025.

In 2022, Social Security transfers made up 1.7% of income in North Slope Borough, providing an average of $1,296 per capita to residents.

The following parishes in the North Alaska News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

In 2022, Social Security transfers made up 2.8% of income in Northwest Arctic Borough, providing an average of $1,538 per capita to residents.

In 2024, 98.9% of H-1B petitions filed by Educational Services employers across North Alaska News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via…

In 2022, Social Security transfers made up 2.7% of income in Nome Census Area, providing an average of $1,670 per capita to residents.

The following parishes in the North Alaska News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

In 2022, government transfers made up 33.1% of income in Nome Census Area—ranking it sixth most dependent among Alaska counties.

In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 2.2% of income in North Slope Borough, providing an average of $1,606 per capita to residents.

In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 3.3% of income in Northwest Arctic Borough, providing an average of $1,823 per capita to residents.

The following parishes in the North Alaska News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.