www.healthcare.gov starts Oct. 1 to shop for insurance. This is important news for members of Indian tribes:If I’m an American Indian or Alaska Native, what do I need to know about the Health Insurance Marketplace?
As a member of a federally recognized tribe, you have certain protections in the Marketplace starting in 2014. •You don't have to pay a fee if you don’t have health coverage. •You more easily qualify for lower out-of-pocket costs for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. •You get monthly special enrollment periods allowing you to get insurance outside the yearly open enrollment period •You have special cost and eligibility rules for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
If you enroll in a health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace, you can still get (or keep getting) services from the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, or urban Indian health programs.
Special Marketplace benefits
If you're a member of a federally recognized tribe and qualify for a health insurance plan in the Marketplace, you have certain protections like: •Monthly special enrollment periods •No copayments or other cost-sharing if your yearly income is below a certain level—around $70,650 for a family of 4 in 2013 ($88,320 for the same family in Alaska). When you fill out a Marketplace application, you'll find out if you qualify for these lower costs. •If you qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - and you're eligible for or have gotten services from the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, or urban Indian health programs--you won't have to pay Medicaid or CHIP premiums, enrollment fees, and out-of-pocket costs. Indian trust income isn’t counted when determining Medicaid eligibility.
Proof of tribal membership and Indian income
To get special Marketplace protections, you'll need to provide a copy of a document issued by a federally recognized tribe that shows membership in that tribe.
If you're applying for Marketplace coverage, in addition to basic information about household size and income, you’ll need to provide information about income from Indian trust land, natural resources, and items of cultural significance. This income won’t be counted for Medicaid or CHIP eligibility, but may be counted for Marketplace purposes.
This will be interesting to see how the trial against the Chief will go today. I have more respect for Shannon Shaw Duty. This takes courage against all odds to do what she is doing. Thank you Shannon. We need a Chief with integrity honesty and one that will be Transparent and not afraid to be accountable to their People The Osage Tribe.
See also comments about the two court cases in the topics: Conversation July 2013 and HOT TOPIC! Chief Red Eagle and allegations of unethical behavior by the Osage Nation Attorney General.
Alberta, thank you for your suggestion. This topic associated with the Cobell settlement and more is located under the current post titled Osage Shareholder Matters--September-October 2013 at http://osageblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/osage-shareholder-matters-continued.html
Topic: Mismanagement of the Trust department in the Tribal Minerals Council. There was a time last year that the Trust department had someone in charge who was taking Trust related documents and "stuffing them in a drawer". My nephew and I were both told there was a period of employee turnover and a back log of processing Trust documents from different people in our many phone calls. One of those, "you didn't hear it from me but...." But I've learn of the larger issue from a person who would absolutely know the workings of that department. I apologize that I cannot divulge that person's name as it wouldn't be fair to him/her. My brother died in February. Last Fall, he had told his family members that he changed his Trust by removing his estranged wife as the beneficiary and adding his son. Probate only has the original Trust. Nobody is owning up to what has really happened in the Trust department. They, of course, will not admit to the possibility that, given the total mismanagement from the person in charge at the time and the complete break in the process of creating and amending our Trusts, that my brother's amendment is lost, misplaced, trashed, who knows. I've spoken with clerks in that department, the field solicitor, and probate. We have a ton of what I suppose is circumstantial evidence that my brother changed his Trust. And of course we are challening the original document but I fear our challenge will not be given merit because they want to keep a lid on what really happened. In a court of law such incompetance would very likely favor the opposing side.I am wondering if my family is the first family affected from the fallout. My brother amended his Trust around the Sept-Oct, possibly November timeframe. At the time we didn't know we should have paid closer attention to actual dates conversations took place. Who would have thought a person in such an important position would be mishandling Trust documents?
This is an Osage Shareholder issue and one of extreme importance. Your comment has been transferred and posted to http://osageblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/osage-shareholder-matters-march-2014.html
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ReplyDeletePlease add a topic on Osage Shareholder Matters.
ReplyDeletePlease add a topic on Osage Culture and other activities in the Osage and about other Osage groups around the country.
ReplyDeleteAdd a topic on Health Care. I posted some info about Obamacare for Native Indians but it did not list correctly.
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As a member of a federally recognized tribe, you have certain protections in the Marketplace starting in 2014.
•You don't have to pay a fee if you don’t have health coverage.
•You more easily qualify for lower out-of-pocket costs for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.
•You get monthly special enrollment periods allowing you to get insurance outside the yearly open enrollment period
•You have special cost and eligibility rules for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
If you enroll in a health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace, you can still get (or keep getting) services from the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, or urban Indian health programs.
Special Marketplace benefits
If you're a member of a federally recognized tribe and qualify for a health insurance plan in the Marketplace, you have certain protections like:
•Monthly special enrollment periods
•No copayments or other cost-sharing if your yearly income is below a certain level—around $70,650 for a family of 4 in 2013 ($88,320 for the same family in Alaska). When you fill out a Marketplace application, you'll find out if you qualify for these lower costs.
•If you qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - and you're eligible for or have gotten services from the Indian Health Service, tribal health programs, or urban Indian health programs--you won't have to pay Medicaid or CHIP premiums, enrollment fees, and out-of-pocket costs. Indian trust income isn’t counted when determining Medicaid eligibility.
Proof of tribal membership and Indian income
To get special Marketplace protections, you'll need to provide a copy of a document issued by a federally recognized tribe that shows membership in that tribe.
If you're applying for Marketplace coverage, in addition to basic information about household size and income, you’ll need to provide information about income from Indian trust land, natural resources, and items of cultural significance. This income won’t be counted for Medicaid or CHIP eligibility, but may be counted for Marketplace purposes.
This will be interesting to see how the trial against the Chief will go today. I have more respect for Shannon Shaw Duty. This takes courage against all odds to do what she is doing. Thank you Shannon. We need a Chief with integrity honesty and one that will be Transparent and not afraid to be accountable to their People The Osage Tribe.
ReplyDeleteSee also comments about the two court cases in the topics: Conversation July 2013 and HOT TOPIC! Chief Red Eagle and allegations of unethical behavior by the Osage Nation Attorney General.
DeletePlease add the topic "Osages who received mineral right payments but did not have IIM accounts during prescribed period"
ReplyDeleteAlberta, thank you for your suggestion. This topic associated with the Cobell settlement and more is located under the current post titled Osage Shareholder Matters--September-October 2013 at http://osageblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/osage-shareholder-matters-continued.html
DeleteSee also http://osageblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/osage-shareholder-matters-november-2013.html
DeleteTopic: Mismanagement of the Trust department in the Tribal Minerals Council. There was a time last year that the Trust department had someone in charge who was taking Trust related documents and "stuffing them in a drawer". My nephew and I were both told there was a period of employee turnover and a back log of processing Trust documents from different people in our many phone calls. One of those, "you didn't hear it from me but...." But I've learn of the larger issue from a person who would absolutely know the workings of that department. I apologize that I cannot divulge that person's name as it wouldn't be fair to him/her. My brother died in February. Last Fall, he had told his family members that he changed his Trust by removing his estranged wife as the beneficiary and adding his son. Probate only has the original Trust. Nobody is owning up to what has really happened in the Trust department. They, of course, will not admit to the possibility that, given the total mismanagement from the person in charge at the time and the complete break in the process of creating and amending our Trusts, that my brother's amendment is lost, misplaced, trashed, who knows. I've spoken with clerks in that department, the field solicitor, and probate. We have a ton of what I suppose is circumstantial evidence that my brother changed his Trust. And of course we are challening the original document but I fear our challenge will not be given merit because they want to keep a lid on what really happened. In a court of law such incompetance would very likely favor the opposing side.I am wondering if my family is the first family affected from the fallout. My brother amended his Trust around the Sept-Oct, possibly November timeframe. At the time we didn't know we should have paid closer attention to actual dates conversations took place. Who would have thought a person in such an important position would be mishandling Trust documents?
ReplyDeleteThis is an Osage Shareholder issue and one of extreme importance. Your comment has been transferred and posted to http://osageblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/osage-shareholder-matters-march-2014.html
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