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1 week ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
A bipartisan group of senators with oversight on tribal and appropriations matters is calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to immediately halt staffing reductions and resource cuts to the Indian Health Service (IHS). In a letter sent Tuesday, Sens.
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1 week ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) team supporting overdose prevention in tribal communities was reduced to a single employee last month as part of the Trump administration's sweeping effort to reduce the federal workforce. Created in 2023, the seven-member Tribal Support Team, managed $18 million in funds for 10 tribal epidemiology centers, 15 tribes or tribal-serving organizations, and 7 urban Indian organizations (UIOs).
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1 week ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
More than two dozen opioid prevention programs face elimination from the federal budget, including a $56 million grant for naloxone distribution and first responder training on how to use the life-saving drug. A leaked preliminary 2026 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services targets the First Responders Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act grants (FR-CAR), which have provided naloxone kits and training materials since 2017.
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1 week ago | 
nymisojo.com | Elyse Wild
Native American families face some of the nation’s most stark health disparities: high maternal mortality rates, mental illness and substance abuse disorders, rooted in generations of forced assimilation, genocide and neglected treaty promises. A Michigan-based nonprofit looks to change that with solutions powered by philanthropy and community partnerships.
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2 weeks ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
Native American mothers on reservations often don’t receive prenatal care until after their first trimester, facing barriers of distance, specialist shortages, and systemic barriers rooted in mistrust, misinformation and under-resourced infrastructure. Such delayed care contributes to Native American women having one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
President Donald J. Trump's first 100 days in office have left Native American healthcare reeling. Since January, the Indian Health Service (IHS) and other federal entities supporting healthcare in Indian Country have been subject to a flurry of budget cuts, layoffs and grant freezes. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., confirmed on Feb.
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3 weeks ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
A new Arizona law increasing oversight of sober living homes faces criticism from a Native lawmaker and other advocates for not going far enough. Signed on Friday, April 18, by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, the legislation responds to a multi-billion-dollar scheme that victimized Native Americans through fraudulent drug and alcohol treatment. Introduced by Republican Sen. Frank Carroll, SB1308 changes the definition and licensing standards for sober living homes and restricts patient brokering.
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1 month ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
Native Americans face some of the highest suicide rates in the country, yet have limited access to life-saving interventions and culturally centered mental health care. In response, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has launched a new initiative to bring mental health care to Indian Country.
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1 month ago | 
tribalbusinessnews.com | Elyse Wild
Details Health Care The Nansemond Indian Nation and its tribally chartered health arm, Fishing Point Healthcare, are suing the Commonwealth of Virginia for withholding Medicaid reimbursements and discriminating against tribal healthcare providers. [This story was originally published in Native News Online.] The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state officials protected the financial interests of powerful Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) at the expense of low-income...
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1 month ago | 
nativenewsonline.net | Elyse Wild
The Nansemond Indian Nation and its tribally chartered health arm, Fishing Point Healthcare, are suing the Commonwealth of Virginia for withholding Medicaid reimbursements and discriminating against tribal healthcare providers. The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state officials protected the financial interests of powerful Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) at the expense of low-income patients.
