Tribes have chance to control their health destiny
July 26th, 2010Indian County and Health Reform: The new federal law may allow both better funding and more local control for tribal health care programs.
Local control: Making a health care system our own
July 26th, 2010Indian County and Health Reform: The new federal law may allow both better funding and more local control for tribal health care programs.
Crosscut Tout: Swedish SummeRun fights ovarian cancer
July 23rd, 2010The run, which starts and finishes by Seattle’s Swedish Medical Center, raises money for research in the fight against ovarian cancer.
Who does McKenna represent? Courts will consider
July 20th, 2010Two efforts, one connected to the national health care reform, ask the courts to tell state Attorney General Rob McKenna when he must or cannot take a court case.
How to move forward on health care reform
July 19th, 2010Indian Country and health care reform: The law is passed. It’s important to move beyond “either, or” to “if … then.”
Put health reform into action
July 12th, 2010As with Medicare decades ago, health-care reform faces cries of “socialism.” But with good work on adopting the new law, people will eventually wonder why there was a fuss.
Obama’s Medicare pick is just what the doctor and patient ordered
July 10th, 2010Why not shoot for what we really want, which is good health?
Health care threatened by budget tsunamis
July 6th, 2010Congress is starting to resist health care expenditures that are important to states, those on Medicaid, the unemployed, and Native Americans.
Obamacare may bring Indian health into new era
June 28th, 2010Community health centers have opened up new options for many people across the country. The model, already part established in parts of Indian Country, could help fulfill longstanding promises to tribes.
Congressional failure on Medicaid will hurt this state in many ways
June 27th, 2010A failure by Congress to help high-unemployment states with Medicaid expenses will cause real problems for real people, possibly for schools here. Why would Congress draw a line about the deficit in a way that hurt so many people and states?