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Summer Patient Travel Advisory

Planning travel for medical reasons this summer?  The BBAHC Patient Travel Department wants you to know this important information before you go:

  • Coordinating care for multiple appointments is required.
  • Non-emergent travel may need to be rescheduled due to limited flight availability.
  • Starting February 1, 2026, travelers 18 years and older who arrive at a TSA checkpoint without an acceptable ID may be required to pay a $45 identity verification fee through TSA ConfirmID. TSA strongly recommends traveling with a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification.  Passengers with a valid ID will not be charged.
    To learn more about TSA ConfirmID visit: https://www.tsa.gov/tsaconfirm-id
    To see the full list of acceptable IDs, visit:  https://bit.ly/TSA45Fee
  • Medicaid hotels are not accepting reservations until October 2026.
  • If not directly referred by or seen at ANMC (Alaska Native Medical Center), ANTHC (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium) Patient Housing services are not an option.
  • BBAHC does not offer lodging in Anchorage.

Have questions?  Contact us!  We're here to help our valued BBAHC patients.

Patient Travel Department
Phone: (907) 842-9336 or 1-800-478-5201
Fax: 907-842-9568
Email: patienttravel@bbahc.org

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Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation manages Kanakanak Hospital, a critical access facility, which is Joint Commission accredited, receives Health and Human Services funding, and is covered through the Federal Tort Claim Act with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including liability for medical malpractice claims, for its officers, board members, employees, and certain health profession contractors and health profession volunteers. Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is recognized by the US Government and State of Alaska as a tribal organization under PL 93-638.