New Senate group convened to scrutinize Medicaid reform

The Senate Fiance Committee is creating a new subcommittee to look at Medicaid reform. Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, will lead the subcommittee. She says the other members will be announced Wednesday morning.MacKinnnon says the subcommittee will review Medicaid reform bills from Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, and from the Walker administration. She says members will focus on finding Medicaid cost drivers to bend the curve on spending.“I’m trying to focus right now at least on ho