Tribal Health Centers in states that have expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults are seeing important changes for the communities they serve, including more people insured and improved access to care. Here’s what one leader had to say:
Angie Wilson, Director
Reno Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Health Center, Reno Nevada
The health insurance status for children in the U.S. has improved significantly, with the rate of uninsured children reaching a record low of 7 percent in 2013. However, American Indian and Alaska Native children remain uninsured at disproportionately high rates. Tribes and tribal health programs...
The population of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the United States totals 5.2 million according to the Census Bureau. About 1 in 5 American Indians and Alaska Natives have health coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, and many more are eligible for coverage as a result of the Affordable...
