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Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System (PDF, 1,701 KB)
(U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
This report identifies health disparities, health status and outcomes of American Indians. This report also assesses whether the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are improving the delivery of health services and the overall health status of Native Americans.
The Medicine Dish
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DHHS)
These programs serve as a path to open communication, providing information and promoting discussion about Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) and other issues important to the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people.
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Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture - Native Americans
(Management Sciences for Health)
This section explores issues of concern to providers working with the diverse populations that embody the term American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN). It is designed to broaden provider understanding of culture and health within Native American populations.
Organizations and Programs
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