The Billion-Dollar Dilemma: Funding Indian Health in the Trump Era - Indian Country Media Network
Senate photoSenate Committee of Indian Affairs Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, says a patient-centered culture at Indian Health Service is long overdue. Barrasso is a physician. What happens to Indian health after the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, especially Medicaid as a funding source.	The Billion-Dollar Dilemma: Funding Indian Health in the Trump Era
November 26, 2016	TRAHANT REPORTS— A few years ago I had a chance to ask President George Bush what he thought about tribal sovereignty in the 21st century. His answer went viral: “Tribal sovereignty means that. It’s sovereign. You’re a … you’re a … you’ve been given sovereignty and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity.”
The most important gain from the Affordable Care Act has been insuring Native children. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation: “Medicaid plays a more expansive role for American Indian and Alaska Native children than adults, covering more than half of American Indian and Alaska Native children (51 percent), but their uninsured rate is still nearly twice as high as the national rate for children (11 percent vs. 6 percent).”
Earlier this year Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, introduced legislation to “improve accountability and transparency at the IHS.”
Barrasso is a physician. “A patient-centered culture change at the Indian Health Service is long-overdue,” he said. “This bill is an important first step toward ensuring that tribal members receive proper healthcare and that there is transparency and accountability from Washington. We have heard appalling testimonies of the failures at IHS that are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We must reform IHS to guarantee that all of Indian country is receiving high quality medical care.”
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The Billion-Dollar Dilemma: Funding Indian Health in the Trump Era - Indian Country Media Network
Senate photoSenate Committee of Indian Affairs Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, says a patient-centered culture at Indian Health Service is long overdue. Barrasso is a physician. What happens to Indian health after the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, especially Medicaid as a funding source.	The Billion-Dollar Dilemma: Funding Indian Health in the Trump Era
November 26, 2016	TRAHANT REPORTS— A few years ago I had a chance to ask President George Bush what he thought about tribal sovereignty in the 21st century. His answer went viral: “Tribal sovereignty means that. It’s sovereign. You’re a … you’re a … you’ve been given sovereignty and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity.”
The most important gain from the Affordable Care Act has been insuring Native children. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation: “Medicaid plays a more expansive role for American Indian and Alaska Native children than adults, covering more than half of American Indian and Alaska Native children (51 percent), but their uninsured rate is still nearly twice as high as the national rate for children (11 percent vs. 6 percent).”
Earlier this year Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, introduced legis
lation to “improve accountability and transparency at the IHS.”
Barrasso is a physician. “A patient-centered culture change at the Indian Health Service is long-overdue,” he said. “This bill is an important first step toward ensuring that tribal members receive proper healthcare and that there is transparency and accountability from Washington. We have heard appalling testimonies of the failures at IHS that are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We must reform IHS to guarantee that all of Indian country is receiving high quality medical care.”
Download Today!	Related ArticlesCladoosby Clear in Message at State of Indian Nations Address‘Absolutely False’: No Contact From Trump Administration, Archambault SaysBureau of Indian Education, Indian Health Service and Others Labeled As ‘High Risk’Infrastructure Biggest Challenge to New Indian HousingGold King Mine: Tribes Say Feds Withheld AidTags alaska native, alaska natives, american indian, american indian and alaska native, american indians, american indians and alaska natives, Dakota Access Pipeline, Donald Trump, ihs clinic, indian, indian country, indians, native, native americans, native americans are, the ihs, tribal, tribal nations, tribal sovereignty.	Comments are closed.
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