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States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

Laura Bargfeld Natalie Skowlund

November 04, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Houck, Arizona

It’s becoming more common for hospitals and medical facilities to employ traditional healers. Traditional services are free for Native Americans at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service and other tribal health centers that allocate money from their budget to provide the necessary infrastructure and staff for onsite traditional healing, but there are several groups and individuals rallying for traditional healing to be reimbursable through Medicaid to make it more accessible.

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