Indian Health Services

Congressional testimony on Representative Kristi Noem’s Indian Health Service bill wrapped up Tuesday.Noem’s bill aims to create tribal led boards that…

South Dakota’s representatives in Congress say an audit of Indian Health Service operations would lead to solutions for improving care for Native…

Tribal members from Nebraska and South Dakota packed the Rapid City council chambers Thursday to discuss the IHS Accountability Act of 2016.It’s a reform…

A United States Senator and a state lawmaker agree that the federal government is failing to provide adequate health care to Native Americans. United…

Democratic leaders in the Statehouse say they’re optimistic about the Governor’s proposal to expand Medicaid. They say it benefits tens of thousands of…

State leaders are talking weekly with federal officials as they work on a change that could prompt Medicaid expansion in South Dakota. Governor Dennis…

U.S. Senator John Thune says he’s in favor of an effort to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act now making its way through congress. The move fulfills a…

The Indian Health Service is giving nearly $1 million to prevent methamphetamine use and suicide in South Dakota. The funds are part of more than $13…

Mark Trahant is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe of Idaho and former president of the Native American Journalists Association. He presents the 2013…