BIA Sending 'Strike Team' to Evaluate Efforts to Improve Child Safety at Spirit Lake

ICTMN Staff
August 29, 2012
At the urging of U.S...

Health Care Options Improve for Rural Veterans

ICTMN Staff
August 28, 2012
Traveling by plane, boat, taxi or all the above for basic health care needs is not uncommon for people who reside on the remote islands and extreme edges of Alaska, reported The Br...
Harold Monteau

Why Tribes Should Opt Into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Let’s dispel a myth circulating in Indian country: Indians and Indian tribes are not prevented from taking advantage of the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

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August 27, 2012
Lloyd Miller

Supreme Court Vindicates Tribal Contract Rights

On June 18 the Supreme Court issued a rare decision favoring Indian Tribes in a one billion dollar case pitting the Tribes against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Indian Health Service....

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August 05, 2012

Director Says Indian Health Service Supports Whistleblowers

Rob Capriccioso
August 04, 2012
WASHINGTON – The director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) says the agency is supportive of employees who communicate with members of the U.S...

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...

Laverdure Names Thomas Thompson Director of Budget Management for Indian Affairs

ICTMN Staff
July 27, 2012
On July 13, Donald “Del” Laverdure, acting assistant secretary-Indian Affairs, announced the appointment of Thomas D...

VA Discusses New Tactics For Processing Claims

Vincent Schilling
July 18, 2012
On July 11, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced several efforts geared toward the process of completing veterans’ disability claims faster and more accurately...

Western Law Trumps Native’s Claim

Carol Berry
July 17, 2012
A Navajo man who sued the government for misdiagnosing and then botching surgery on his injured hand lost in the Tenth U.S...
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

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