Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

By: Ingram C, McMahon S, Guerra V, and Weiss A
Publisher: State Health Reform Assistance Network
Published: 2/1/2012

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has important implications for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), including the expansion of Medicaid coverage to nearly 400,000 currently uninsured AI/AN individuals. This brief prepared by CHCS and NASHP outlines ACA provisions that uniquely affect AI/AN populations and provides strategies to help states and other key stakeholders fully realize the potential of the ACA to improve the health and health care of AI/ANs. Areas addressed include; Coverage expansion; State outreach to and engagement with federally recognized tribal groups; and Opportunities to fill gaps in the organization and financing of care.

Slides from a related webinar on this topic are also available.

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