by Mark Trahant | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog
A special election in Pennsylvania is a good sign for Native American #NativeVote18 candidates running for office. Why? Because this cycle is already favoring out-of-power Democrats and, quite possibly, independents. It’s hard to peg any constituent group more...
by Mark Trahant | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog
What qualifications are needed to manage (and possibly reform?) the Indian health system? It’s Indian Country’s largest employer with more than 15,000 on the payroll and many, many more people who work in health care for tribes, non-profits and other related agencies....
by Mark Trahant | Nov 28, 2017 | Blog
Congress has yet to reenact the Children’s Health Insurance Program and states will soon run out of funds to prop up the program. That will mean that thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native children will lose their health insurance. And, the result is the...
by Mark Trahant | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog
The Senate has given up on destroying Medicaid and much of the health care system and is now focused on restructuring the federal tax system (and destroying entitlement programs in the process). House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate leaders announce their framework for...
by Mark Trahant | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog
Bernie Sanders has introduced his version of health care reform, a plan he calls “Medicare For All.” At least fifteen Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors to the single-payer plan. “This is where the country has got to go,” Sanders told The Washington Post. “Right...
