Indian Health Service Prepares For Sequestration
With the possibility of sequestration two weeks away, the Indian Health Services says they could be facing large cuts to program funding. Those cuts could be disastrous for the Indian Health Service...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Committee Supports Medicaid Tribal Opt-Out
A bill that would prohibit the mandatory enrollment of Native Americans in the states Medicaid managed care program, Centennial Care, has passed through the House Judiciary Committee unanimously. Under...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Brings Finances And Competition To Indian Health Service
Around 25-thousand Native Americans in New Mexico will become eligible for Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect next year. The change translates to more money for the Indian Health...
View ArticleIndian Health Service Could See Budget Increase
Obama’s proposed budget for Indian Health Services is up from FY 2012 by $124 million.. The White House’s focus on increased funding to IHS programs, it’s now up to congress to make a decision on the...
View ArticleInsurance Exchanges Could Open Indian Health Service To Non-Indians
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Health Care Act is expected to bring in much needed dollars to the chronically underfunded Indian Health Service or IHS. But tribal health experts say the main...
View ArticleTo Grow Health and Economies, Some Tribes Look Away From IHS
The Indian Health Service—the federal agency tasked with providing health services to Native American communities—has long been the go-to health care provider for tribes in New Mexico and across the...
View ArticleShutdown Disrupts Health Care For Native Americans In N.M.
Among the federal agencies left unfunded by the partial government shutdown is the Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Aaron Cantú, a staff...
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