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Nearly a year after the state of Arizona announced a crackdown on a Medicaid scheme exploiting vulnerable Native people, tribal citizens are still calling for action to combat the problem.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government continues to shortchange tribes when it comes to funding health care contracts.
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.
Native America Calling: The scope of the massive Arizona Medicaid scam expands (September 22, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to find out the latest on the efforts to help the Native people harmed by a massive Medicaid scam in Arizona. 
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. 
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. 
Republican state officials have succeeded in blocking a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Aaron Payment: Investing in infrastructure in Indian Country (August 4, 2021)
The American Jobs Plan will bring an additional $12 billion in much-needed infrastructure to Indian Country. 
Rodney Bordeaux: Indian Country can’t afford to wait for Medicaid (August 3, 2021)
Medicaid is a lifeline for Indian Country, plain and simple. 
Health insurance coverage has improved dramatically among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new report.
We must continue to make it a priority for health care to be universally accessible for our citizens.
Montana Free Press: Indian lawmakers focus on big issues (May 21, 2021)
Voting access, Indigenous languages and bison management were the big-ticket items for the Montana Legislature’s American Indian Caucus. 
The fate of the Indian health care system is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court in a case where not even the Trump administration is defending the trust and treaty responsibility to tribes and their citizens.
Senate candidate touts tribal agenda in closely watched race (October 13, 2020)
Steve Bullock promised to respect tribal sovereignty and support much-needed federal programs that benefit tribal citizens if elected to the U.S. Senate. 
Montana Free Press: Affordable Care Act deemed essential for Indian Country (September 28, 2020)
Advocates says continuance of the Affordable Care Act is vital to the health of tribes in Montana.
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