Social Security
Native Americans die 12 to 13 years earlier on average than Whites. Extreme poverty on reservations has been linked to alcoholism, addiction, and deaths of despair. Poor health played out dramatically during COVID, when Native Americans had some of the highest death rates in the country. But they can live slightly longer when a casino is built…
In most states, when the low-income families of a child with a disability receive cash payments from the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, the child is automatically eligible for Medicaid health insurance. In reality, up to 480,000 children on Medicaid who might also be eligible for SSI are not receiving it, according to a new study by…
