{"id":507984,"date":"2026-04-28T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=507984"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:34:51","slug":"native-america-callling-oklahoma-tribes-work-to-keep-medicaid-access-intact-as-federal-cuts-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/28\/native-america-callling-oklahoma-tribes-work-to-keep-medicaid-access-intact-as-federal-cuts-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Oklahoma tribes work to keep Medicaid access intact as federal cuts loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, April 28, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nOklahoma tribes work to keep Medicaid access intact as federal cuts loom\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe Oklahoma State Legislature is taking steps to gain more control of the state\u2019s Medicaid payments, drawing concerns from tribal leaders and healthcare advocates. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. warns that the predicted scaling back of expanded Medicaid eligibility enshrined in the state constitution in 2020 would disproportionately affect Native patients. He says dismantling the expansion would cost his tribe alone more than $162 million. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe state\u2019s actions come as both tribal health providers and Medicaid recipients brace for looming federal funding cuts and stricter eligibility requirements.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso,   hear from Alannah Acaq Hurley (Yup\u2019ik). The executive director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay recently won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work raising awareness about a controversial open-pit copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/16\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-advances-interests-at-home\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21132\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"21132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/02\/16\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-advances-interests-at-home\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK EASYSHARE M575 Digital Camera&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320544475&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Guardian\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Guardian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Guardian, a sculpture by Seminole Nation artist Enoch Kelly Haney, sits atop the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/texasmarkers\/6501720617\/&gt;Nicolas Henderson&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Guardian\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-21132\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The Guardian, a sculpture by Seminole Nation artist Enoch Kelly Haney, sits atop the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/texasmarkers\/6501720617\/>Nicolas Henderson<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nChuck Hoskin Jr. (Cherokee), principal chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">Cherokee Nation<\/a>, headquartered in Oklahoma\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nYvonne Myers, Affordable Care Act and Medicaid consultant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potawatomi.org\/services\/health\/\">Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services<\/a>, headquartered in Oklahoma\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlannah Acaq Hurley (Yup\u2019ik), executive director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utbb.org\/\">United Tribes of Bristol Bay<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Oklahoma Legislature is taking steps to gain more control of the state\u2019s Medicaid payments, drawing concerns from tribes and advocates.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,19,1],"tags":[7412,78,79,77,76,1369,243,892,133,127,134,7411],"class_list":["post-507984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-health","category-national","tag-alannah-acaq-hurley","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-cherokee","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-cpn","tag-media","tag-mining","tag-native-america-calling","tag-oklahoma","tag-radio","tag-yvonee-mayers","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16\/oklahomacapitoltheguardian-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-289i","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507984"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537040,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507984\/revisions\/537040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}