Alaska's Healthcare.

• Position: HEALTHCARE

COVID-19 is old news: that's the key takeaway from this month's special section on the healthcare industry, judging by the lack of articles on that topic. The novel coronavirus is still lurking, but the novelty has worn off. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, daily deaths in Alaska have dropped to less than one per day after peaking in January at nearly ten. Estimated infections surged in July and August but have settled at around 2.000 on any given day, about the baseline trend all year.

Thus, with COVID-19 not exactly in the rearview mirror but riding quietly in the back seat, the special section can ask some different questions about healthcare.

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