What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Indian Country

February 5, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) are hosting a special webinar on the potential impacts of proposed federal Medicaid cuts on American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

This timely webinar will cover:

• Key findings from Georgetown CCF’s January 2025 report on Medicaid’s role in rural areas and small towns, with emphasis on its importance for Native American communities.
• An overview of the importance of Medicaid to Native communities.
• Potential effects of proposed Medicaid cuts being considered by Congress.
• Understanding the importance of Medicaid for Urban Indian health programs and how Medicaid cuts would impact these programs and the patients they serve.

Speakers:

• Winn Davis, Congressional Relations Director, National Indian Health Board
• Meredith Raimondi, Vice President of Policy and Communications, National Council of Urban Indian Health
• Jason Smith, Executive Director, Montana Consortium for Urban Indian Health Moderated by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Executive Director, Joan Alker

This webinar is open to the press, tribal leaders, health advocates, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the intersection of Medicaid policy and Native American healthcare.