Alaska tribal health leaders urge Medicaid recognition for traditional healing, highlight workforce and rural access challenges At a March 17 House Tribal Affairs hearing, leaders from Southcentral Foundation, Manilik Association and Tlingit and Haida described traditional healing services, cited program outcomes for 1,409 clients and urged the state to pursue federal waivers and rural health transformation funding so tribal doctors and traditional healing can be reimbursed under Medicaid.

Alaska's tribal health leaders are seizing a historic chance to integrate traditional healing into Medicaid, potentially unlocking crucial federal funding to transform rural healthcare.

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