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Under a 1970s act of Congress, Native tribes receive generous reimbursement for Medicaid-covered costs — much greater than the reimbursement authorized for non-Native people who use managed care ...
Tribal officials oppose proposed hunting bill on Flathead Indian Reservation, Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance in Legislature, and Flathead Valley robotics teams advance to state ...
As the chairman and representative of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC), we urge Montanan's policymakers to prioritize the reauthorization of Medicaid expansion during the 2025 ...
As the chairman and representative of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC), we urge Montanan's policymakers to prioritize the reauthorization of Medicaid expansion during the 2025 ...
In Medicaid expansion states, from Alaska to Maine, the Affordable Care Act has meant that the Indian Health Service, which provides care to 2.2 million of the nation’s 5.3 million American ...
Medicaid expansion — which is reimbursed by the federal government at a rate of 90% — injects federal dollars into Native health care systems and frees up time and resources at other tribal ...
Medicaid expansion is expected to improve not just access to care for low-income Native Americans who had previously been shut out of health insurance, but the finances of the Indian Health Service.
When the Montana Legislature first passed Medicaid expansion in 2015, it extended Medicaid coverage for people ages 18-64 who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or $15,418 a year ...
Next year, just over 200,000 Native Americans will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The change translates to more money for the Indian Health Service. The expansion will ...
3. Medicaid expansion has helped providers like the Indian Health Service achieve higher reimbursements for services provided in hospitals and clinics. One provider in Montana, the Helena Indian ...
Leaders across many South Dakota Native American Reservations came together to voice support for Constitutional Amendment D in Rapid City Wednesday afternoon.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — It is estimated that 150,000 Kansans will be newly eligible for Medicaid, if Medicaid Expansion is implemented. A new report from the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas shows ...