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The National Indian Child Care Association

Part of the Resource Collection: Working Towards Equity for Native American Children and Families Website
September 1, 2021
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The National Indian Child Care Association is a representative American Indian and Alaska Native Organization serving the 268 Tribal Child Care Development Fund grantees that represent Tribal communities across the nation. Tribal child care and early childhood programs work hard to provide our children, families, and communities with high quality child care services all across Indian Country. This website provides program information and a wide variety of resources.

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Medicaid Expansion Narrows Maternal Health Coverage Gaps, But Racial Disparities Persist

Report September 16, 2021

A new report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families shows that a state’s decision on whether to expand Medicaid has a profound impact on women of childbearing age (18-44). In 2019, across all racial and ethnic groups, women in non-expansion states were more likely to be uninsured than women in states that had expanded Medicaid. Research shows that expanding Medicaid health coverage helps to lower maternal mortality rates and increases access and use of health care among women of childbearing age. Closing the coverage gap is a critical first step to combatting the maternal health crisis in our country and addressing persistent racial and ethnic health inequities.

Opportunities to Invest State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in Prenatal to Three

Article September 16, 2021

The State and Local Fiscal Recover Fund (SLFRF) is providing counties with $65.1 billion in funding to cover increased expenditures, replenish lost revenue, and mitigate economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource highlights examples of SLFRF spending strategies from counties across the country.