Publications and Reports
"A Review of the Quality of Health Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives"
This report by Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., of the University of Arizona, documents health care disparities for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) and reports on progress made in the last five years to reduce or eliminate gaps in care.
The Commonwealth Fund, September 2004
"Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System"
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, July 2004
"American Indians and Alaska Natives: Health Coverage Access to Care"
A fact sheet examining health coverage and access to care among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Kaiser Family Foundation, February 2004
"Welfare Reform and American Indian Tribes"
As Congress considers reauthorizing TANF, a cash-assistance program that offers American Indian tribes the option to design and administer their own family assistance programs, three publications prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation provide insight into the opportunities presented by the tribal TANF option as well as challenges to its effective implementation.
Kaiser Family Foundation, April 30, 2002
"Health Service Access, Use, and Insurance Coverage Among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Whites: What Role Does the Indian Health Service Play?"
A study of American Indians' and Alaska Natives' access to health care, conducted by researchers from the Urban Institue, University of Arizona and the Kaiser Family Foundation, identifies some of the health policy challenges this population faces.
American Journal of Public Health, January 2004
"Urban Indian Health"
This issue brief describes the large and growing urban Indian population, their health status and the major federal health programs and federal-state programs that are available to improve Native Americans' access to needed health services.
Kaiser Family Foundation, November 1, 2001
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