Joseph "Joe" Redhawk — Indian Country Bureau Chief, Albuquerque, NM
Medicare and IHS coverage for Native American and Alaska Native seniors. Treaty rights, tribal health, reservation access, and the IHS-Medicare gap — for our elders.
McKinley County has 4 hospitals, only 1 with a CMS star rating, and our elders face a 35.7% fair/poor health rate. Here is exactly how IHS and Medicare work together — and when each one falls short.
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A detailed, data-backed guide for Navajo and Zuni elders in McKinley County, NM on using IHS and Medicare simultaneously as dual-eligible beneficiaries — premiums, D-SNPs, coordination rules, and what...
Native American seniors on fixed income in Coconino County, AZ can use both IHS and Medicare simultaneously. Here