Epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.
Child care gaps in rural America threaten to undercut small communities
Recent data shows 72% of people who have lost Medicaid coverage since states began the unwinding process this year were disenrolled for procedural reasons, not because officials determined they are no longer eligible for the joint state-federal health insurance program.
Tribal health workers aren’t paid like their peers. See why Nevada changed that.
In Nevada, a pay disparity recently changed when the state began allowing workers on tribal lands to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement as community health workers.
Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages
The quest to enact local bans has become particularly acute in small towns situated by borders between states that have restricted abortion and states where laws preserve access.