Indian Health Care Choices Widen Through State 'Exchanges'

Carol Berry
July 27, 2012
For too many Native Americans, the adage “Don’t get sick after June" once applied—because Indian Health Service (IHS) funds sometimes dwindled then—but soon it may be a different s...

Obama Administration Enlists Tribes to Fight GOP Health Law Repeal Effort

Rob Capriccioso
July 10, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is working with tribal leaders to fight against Republican congressional attempts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AC...

Anti-Indians-Blacks-Muslims-Gays-Grizzly Bears-Mormons Guy Wants Mandatory Church Attendance or ‘Atheists’ Tax’

Gale Courey Toensing
July 09, 2012
Here’s the latest suggestion from Bryan Fischer, the omni-bigot who made hate-mongering remarks about the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, African Americans, Muslims, gays, gri...
Mark Trahant

ObamaCare Is a Different Debate; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Is Permanent

The entire debate over ObamaCare” is now fundamentally different. It’s the law of the land that has been upheld by the Supreme Court....

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June 28, 2012

US Supreme Court Upholds Indian Health Law and Larger Obama Health Law

Rob Capriccioso
June 28, 2012
This story will be updated throughout the day...
Mark Trahant

A Few Thoughts in Advance of Supreme Court's Ruling on Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court will most likely issue a decision on Thursday that will leave a mess behind. I doubt there will be a clean decision—up or down—it’s far more likely that court will focus on the most narrow of issues. Then the political process can sort out what’s left standing....

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June 27, 2012

$3.3M Federal Grant to Nonprofit Will Improve Oral Health of Native Americans

ICTMN Staff
May 21, 2012
Delta Dental of South Dakota was selected as one of 26 organizations across the country to receive a Health Care Innovation Award to improve the oral health of Native Americans, th...

Lawyer Reflects on Supreme Court and Indian Health Law

Rob Capriccioso
March 30, 2012
WASHINGTON – Geoffrey Strommer, a partner with Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, has been the lead Native affairs lawyer in the nation following how the U.S...

Indian Health Law in Danger at Supreme Court

Rob Capriccioso
March 29, 2012
WASHINGTON – If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to throw out the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major Indian health law would go out with the bathwater...

Despite High Incidence of Rape, Native Women Denied Right to Plan B

Eisa Ulen
March 09, 2012
Native American women face overwhelming barriers that deny them use of the emergency contraception pill known as the morning-after pill, otherwise known as Plan B, a new report by ...

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