Budget cuts could leave communities without health care

As lawmakers finish off their spending plan for state operations, a wide variety of programs are considering the impacts of budget cuts. One is the state public health center system, where reductions could leave communities without some types of care.
The Southeast Alaska community of Wrangell has been without a full-time public health nurse since the previous staffer left in March.
Fill-ins from other centers are spending a few days there every other week. One is Susan Bergmann, a nurse manager