DHSS like other departments is moving ahead and completing our budget work, and preparing to transmit our budget proposals to the Office of Management & Budget. As you know, Governor Murkowski will introduce the budget on Thursday, March 6.
Over the past three months, the Department of Health and Social Services has completed a successful and smooth transition during the change of administrations. It is the hard work of all DHSS employees that has allowed our customers-both providers and clients-to experience no interruption in services.
New 2003 Federal Poverty Guidelines
Attached is the new Medical Assistance Standards chart. This chart reflects the 2003 Federal Poverty Guidelines, which increase the financial eligibility standards for the following eligibility categories:
Greetings from the Director's office in Juneau.
I am honored by my recent appointment and look forward to the challenges that lie ahead. I am deeply impressed by the competence and expertise I have already encountered among the staff. I hope the talents that I bring to your executive management team will add and enhance that competence. I will work diligently to create the best administrative team, increase teamwork, build on past successes and surmount regional and systemic challenges.
We are proud to announce the release of the 2003 Welfare Status Report, covering the first five years of welfare reform in Alaska. This report, along with the previous reports are also available for viewing on the DPA Publications page.
Click to read the 2003 Welfare Status Report (pdf).