\nAs the Alaska Hospital &\; Healthcare Association releases the 4th edition of its annual workforce analysis\, please join association president &\; CEO Jared Kosin to learn about key takeaways from the 2024 report\, including the latest economic workforce trends\, and the outlook and evolution of Alaska&rsquo\;s healthcare industry in the years to come.
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\nPLUS\, a new member presentation by Sign Gypsies Anchorage.
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Jared C. Kosin\, J.D.\, M.B.A is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Hospital &\; Healthcare Association (AHHA). Kosin is an attorney with an MBA and extensive experience in healthcare and public policy.
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\nKosin is viewed as a leader in Alaska healthcare due to his operational and management experience in two key areas of the industry: Medicaid and hospital services. He was named to Alaska&rsquo\;s Top Forty Under 40 in
\n2022 for his statewide leadership throughout the pandemic\, playing a \;pivotal role bringing together state and hospital leaders to share data\, \;pool knowledge and resources\, and find innovative ways to augment \;supplies\, staffing\, and treatment options while also getting vaccines to \;people across the state. He is a trusted source who was frequently called on by the Legislature and media outlets to weigh-in on the status of the pandemic in Alaska.
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\nKosin started his healthcare focus when he became the Executive Director of Alaska&rsquo\;s Medicaid rate setting office in 2012. In this capacity\, he directed the pricing of Medicaid services across Alaska\, and administered the State&rsquo\;s certificate of need program.
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\nIn 2016\, Kosin left Alaska Medicaid to join the hospital administration team at Mat-Su Regional \;Medical Center\, a 109-bed acute care hospital located 40 miles outside of Anchorage. His biggest achievement was designing a $90 million growth plan that led to the construction of a 40\,000 SF medical office building\, opening of an advanced wound care center with hyperbaric oxygen therapy services\, the addition of 35 medical/surgical beds\, and the creation of a 16-bed inpatient behavioral health unit.
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\nKosin believes that addressing the cost of healthcare in Alaska starts with understanding that it is a deeply interconnected system of care.
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\n&ldquo\;Improving Alaska&rsquo\;s healthcare system to ensure access for all Alaskans can only be achieved if \;we stabilize and support capacity for services throughout the full healthcare continuum.&rdquo\; Prior to moving to Alaska\, Kosin was the Policy Director and Legislative Director for the Colorado Speaker of the House. He also served as a policy advisor to the Michigan Senate Majority Leader.
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\nKosin holds a Juris Doctorate from the Michigan State University College of Law\, and a master&rsquo\;s in business administration from the University of New Hampshire. He met his wife Jenny\, a lifelong Alaskan\, in law school\, and they now reside in Eagle River with their three daughters.
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