Syphilis rates among American Indian and Alaska Native people rose 116.3% between 2020 and 2023, with congenital syphilis increasing 257.2% in the same period. The Indian Health Service recommends three-point syphilis testing for pregnant women, and treatment with penicillin…
Federal innovation funding is back online, and every certified small business serving government missions has new opportunities to compete. The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Extends America’s Seed Fund Through 2031 On March 17, 2026, the U.S.…
An electronic health record, or EHR, is a digital system that stores patient medical histories, prescriptions, lab results, and treatment plans — and the Indian Health Service may be on the verge of replacing the one it has used…
South Dakota's HB 1006 creates a 20-member task force to study Indian Medicaid Managed Care Entities. If tribal governments manage Medicaid for Native populations, the federal government would pay 100% FMAP — saving the state millions. The bipartisan bill…
A $132 million tribal workforce housing project in Kotzebue, Alaska, will stabilize health care staffing across 12 Native communities served by Maniilaq Association. As reported by Tribal Business News, the project is backed by Section 105(l) lease funding —…
On March 19, 2026, Dr. Christina Wallace became the first Choctaw Chief Medical Officer at Choctaw Health Center in Philadelphia, Mississippi, marking a historic milestone for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Native health leadership across Indian Country.
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is held every first day of Spring. In 2022, HIV diagnoses among AI/AN people rose nearly 30% from 2018, with only 77.3% knowing their status — the lowest of any racial or ethnic…
Arizona received $167 million under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. NOFOs may open March–April 2026. Arizona's 16 IHS hospitals, 28 tribal P.L. 638 facilities, and rural safety-net providers are directly affected.
The IHS FY 2026 Staff Quarters Construction Program funds new provider housing at remote Indian Health Service facilities where a 25 percent clinical vacancy rate has limited access to care for Native populations. Proposals are due March 31, 2026.
Ellsworth celebrates 2026 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week by honoring PNPs who serve as first caregivers and health educators for Native families, infants, and Our Relatives across Indian Country.
