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Wayne Wilson
Cronkite News: Program expanded to cover traditional health care practices (December 16, 2024)
Native patients in four states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices.
Katie Hobbs
Cronkite News: Arizona set to expand health care program for children (February 22, 2024)
Arizona officials said they have been given federal approval to expand income eligibility for KidsCare, a change that could add 10,000 children to the low-cost health care program.
Patina Wellness Center
Cronkite News: Millions of Americans lose Medicaid insurance due to ‘unwinding’ (October 12, 2023)
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing an “unwinding,” as millions of Americans who were enrolled in Medicaid during COVID-19 are being disenrolled.
Department of Health and Human Services
Native America Calling: Big changes ahead for Native Medicaid recipients (August 29, 2023)
It’s called the “Unwinding.” Native people will be losing Medicaid coverage, as a pandemic-era safety net is expiring.
U.S. Supreme Court
SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court takes action in COVID-19 vaccine cases (January 14, 2022)
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high, the U.S. Supreme Court put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers on hold, while litigation continues over its legality.
Montana COVID-19
Montana Free Press: Another federal judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate (December 13, 2021)
The court order temporarily bars a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal workers in Montana and nationwide.
Montana COVID-19
Montana Free Press: Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate blocked in court (December 6, 2021)
Republican state officials have succeeded in blocking a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Cherokee Nation
Health care coverage improves in Indian Country amid toll of COVID-19 (July 22, 2021)
Health insurance coverage has improved dramatically among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new report.
Cherokee Nation
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation welcomes Biden health care team to reservation (July 22, 2021)
We must continue to make it a priority for health care to be universally accessible for our citizens.
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