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2021 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING TALKING POINTS FOR LEGISLATORS ORAL HEALTH
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Impact of ACA on American Indians and Alaska Natives
Affordable Care Act Repeal to Have Huge Impact on Native Populations
Independent report details fewer specialty services and decreasing health coverage options
Washington, D.C. – American Indians and Alaska Natives would face a profound and negative impact if the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the “ACA” or “Obamacare”) is repealed, according to an independent report released today. The report was co-written by Dr. Donald Warne, Chair of the North Dakota State University’s Department of Public Health and colleagues at the National Indian Health Board.“During the ongoing debate about healthcare reform it’s important to bring attention to the serious consequences that American Indian and Alaska Natives may ultimately face,” said Dr. Don Warne, Chair of the Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University. “There is a great deal at stake for America’s Native American people, and their health care needs cannot and should not be ignored.”
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NDPHA 2017 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Hello Public Health Partners:The North Dakota Public Health Association is pleased to provide you with this legislative priorities fact sheet. If you would like to use this document to support policy initiatives you are working towards that are in line with our policy platform, please let me know and we will be happy to grant permission to use it. If you just want to share it with your members and stakeholders who are public health supporters, please feel free to forward it to them.
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