Join us Wednesday, October 29 at 6 pm for a special AIHC Book Club event. We will be discussing Thunder Song: Essays with the author Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe! Registration information is below. Follow this link to register for the AIHC Book Club and receive updates about new meetings, new books, and other book-related topics. Read More
AIHC has reviewed the OBBBA to identify the parts of the bill that will have an impact on Washington State Tribes related to Health Care Coverage and Medicaid, identify a timeline for those impacts, and provide strategies for Tribes to use to reduce loss of healthcare coverage, and other action steps. To read our full Read More
The American Indian Health Commission would like to welcome Sarah Sullivan to our Executive Committee. Sarah has previously served as our Tribal delegate from the Swinomish Tribal Community. She joins us as our Treasurer. Visit our Meet Us page to read more about Sarah. Read More
National Public Health Awareness Week starts today through April 13 and includes the theme Advocacy Starts Here: Amplifying Voices for Public Health. Continue reading, and check out the links below, to see how the work AIHC does supports this theme. Read More
AIHC is seeking a Native Artist to design a new logo for our Tribal Assisters program. Tribal Assisters are Benefits Coordinators that work at IHS clinics and help patients sign up for coverage using the WA Healthplan Finder. Deadline to submit is your logo Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Questions and submissions should be sent to Read More
The American Indian Health Commission is starting a book club! Are you interested in reading more books by Native authors? Do you want to spend more time in community with others discussing themes such as reciprocity, Indigenous food sovereignty, maybe some poetry? Our book club is for you! AIHC Book Club will meet every other Read More
American Indian Health Commission has these top 3 priorities for the 2025 Legislative Session that we have been discussing with legislators. See below chart for current status on each priority. Traditional Indian Medicines: Providing Medicaid reimbursement for Traditional Indian Medicine Practitioners. HB 1583 2/18/2025 – Passed out of House Healthcare and Wellness Committee 2/26/2025 – Read More
Please have patience while we work on transitioning everything to our new site. If there is any information you regularly come here for that you are not able to find, please reach out to info@aihc-wa.com for assistance. We hope you like the new look and feel, new layout, and some new features. Thanks!AIHC Staff and Read More