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Tribal health systems heavily rely on Medicaid reimbursement to fill budget gaps. Members losing coverage threatens to create further strain, making it a top concern for tribal health leaders.

Women who need gynecological care in Sandpoint are seeking it outside their community after their OB-GYNs left last year.

Not so long ago, Bonner General Health, had four OB/GYNs on staff. That was before Idaho’s near-total abortion ban went into effect almost two years ago. All four of Bonner’s OB/GYNs left by last summer. #HealthBrief by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

I asked dairy workers why they’re not getting tested. No one had heard of bird flu, never mind gotten PPE or offers of tests. One said they don’t get much from their employers, not even water. If they call in sick, they worry about getting fired. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Tribal leaders and epidemiologists are awaiting a policy on data-sharing from the federal Department of Health and Human Services that they hope will address longstanding issues with getting access to public health information. KFF Health News News from the States || bsky @statesnewsroom.com

Two women say Texas hospitals wouldn’t treat their ectopic pregnancies. Each lost a fallopian tube as a result. Shefali Luthra reports. 19thnews.org/2024/08/texas-…

The fears public health leaders expressed about a boom-bust funding cycle during the pandemic have become reality as federal funding peters out and state governments slash budgets and lay off workers. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez reports ⤵️ abcnews.go.com/Health/boom-no…

Public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding cycle when federal dollars reached states during the pandemic. States are now making tough decisions as that money dries up, including lay offs and budget cuts.

"Racism can make you sick" Listen to the first episode of Cara Anthony's series here: kffhealthnews.org/silence-in-sik…

Complaints filed by migrants detained by Nevada’s ICE facilities range from being ignored by medical staff to one patient accidentally being injected with insulin. The list of allegations has prompted a federal investigation. bella reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/compla…

A January state audit identified several mental health facilities for children that failed to adequately protect those in their care, with complaints ranging from children self-administering medication to substance abuse issues. bella reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/audit-…

#MorningBriefing: During the coronavirus pandemic, states received a rush of funding from the federal government to bolster their fight against the disease. Now they're facing tough decisions about limiting public health services. 📝: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

For Peter Christodoulo, a partner at a Bay Area technology investment firm, Nevada’s Ruby Mountains are an opportunity for the next big winter resort. For some, the plan means losing the rugged beauty of the range. Amy Alonzo reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/could-…

🧵Covid-era federal relief is drying up. Future federal funding is uncertain. Medicaid cuts are on the table. So where are states turning this budget season? To the supposedly protected, supposedly meant-for-addiction opioid settlement funds. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…

Medicaid covers about one-fifth of all hospital spending. There's a hospital in pretty much every Congressional district, and it's often one of the biggest employers.

Medicaid is the largest third-party payer for tribal health providers and helps fill significant and chronic underfunding gaps in the Indian Health Service. Tribal leaders said they see the program as an important way the federal government meets trust responsibility to tribes.

Tribes and Native American organizations lost grants for community health workers, vaccinations, data modernization, and other public health efforts, the chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe told Congress. 📝: Katheryn Houghton + Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez + Arielle Zionts cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-na…

Despite Trump’s order declaring English as the national language, one attorney specializing in health law says health providers are still required to offer language services. Vanessa G. Sánchez + Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/l…

NEW: Tribes and Native American organizations lost grants for community health workers, vaccinations, data modernization, and other public health efforts, the chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe told Congress. 📝: Katheryn Houghton + Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez + Arielle Zionts kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…

NEW: The proposed cuts to Medicaid raise the stakes for rural hospitals nationwide, with many of them already operating on razor-thin, if not negative, margins. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/r…