Choctaw Health Center | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
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Abstract
After transferring all health care decisions from Indian Health Services to tribal control over a ten-year period, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians significantly improved its health care delivery system. Its state-of-the-art Health Center provides health and dental care, behavioral health care and community health promotion, education and prevention programs, and the first-ever on-reservation disability clinic. In addition, the tribe has implemented an efficient billing and records system that has reduced the "red-tape" typically associated with third party billing. By taking a more active role in its reservation health care, the tribally controlled Choctaw Health Center is improving community health and meeting the specific health care needs of its citizens.