Health commissioner says Alaska isn't seeking a Medicaid grant

On March 1, Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent a letter to President Donald Trump in which he said, among other things: “Your Medicaid administrator, Seema Verma, has urged us to be the first state to receive Medicaid dollars as a block grant. We are eager to do this, but your support of her on this ‘first’ will keep the proper focus and speed on the application.”