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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Serving the Navajo Reservation Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) staff work with beneficiaries, health care providers, state governments, community groups, and others to provide education and outreach about CMS programs. American Indians and Alaska Natives If you have questions about CMS programs in relation to American Indians or Alaska Natives: email the CMS Division of Tribal Affairs at [email protected] or contact a CMS Native American Contact (NAC). For a list of NACs and their information, visit https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms- native-american-contact.pdf. To contact Indian Health Service in the Navajo Nation, call the Navajo Area Office at 1 (928) 871-5812 or 1 (928) 871-5813 or visit https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/contactus/. Why Enroll in CMS programs? Patients who enroll in CMS programs help support their Indian health care hospitals and clinics, their own health, and the health of others. Patients enrolled in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or Medicare enable Indian health hospitals and clinics to bill these programs for services provided. These programs bring money into the health care facility, which the facility can then use to hire more staff and pay for new equipment and building renovations. It can also save Purchased and Referred Care dollars for other patients. State-by-State Assistance Find information about coverage and Indian health facilities in your state. The map included in this booklet shows the location of these facilities. Arizona Indian Health Service, Tribal, or Urban Facilities Medicare IHS Facilities Arizona State Health Information Chinle Service Unit Program (SHIP) https://insurance.az.gov/medicaregov Chinle Comprehensive 1 (602) 364–2499 Health Care Facility Highway 191, PHS/IHS Drive Medicaid Chinle, AZ 86503 Arizona Health Care Cost https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ Containment System (AHCCCS) healthcarefacilities/chinle/ 1 (928) 674–7001 https://azahcccs.gov/shared/ AHCCCScontacts.html Pinon Health Center 1 (800) 654–8713 Navajo Route 4 Pinon, AZ 86510 Children’s Health https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ KidsCare – Arizona’s Children’s healthcarefacilities/pinon/ Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 1 (928) 725–9500 https://www.azahcccs.gov/Members/ Tsaile Health Center GetCovered/Categories/KidsCare.html Indian Route 64 1 (855) 432–7687 Tsaile, AZ 86556 Marketplace Coverage https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/tsaile/ Healthcare.gov 1 (928) 724–3600 https://insurance.az.gov/health– insurance–marketplace–healthcaregov 1 (800) 318–2596 Shiprock Service Unit Four Corners Regional Health Center U.S. Highway 160 and Navajo Route 35 Redmesa, AZ 86514 https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/fourcorners/ 1 (928) 656–5000 Kayenta Service Unit Kayenta Health Center Highway 163 and PHS/IHS Drive Kayenta, AZ 86033 https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/kayenta/ 1 (928) 697–4000 Tribal Health Facilities Sage Memorial Hospital U.S. Highway 191 and State Road 264 Ganado, AZ 86505 http://sagememorial.com/ 1 (928) 755–4500 Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Inc. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Tséhootsooí Medical Center Corner of Routes North 12 LeChee Health Facility and North 7 3 miles south of Copper Mine Road Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 Page, AZ 86040 http://www.fdihb.org/tsehootsooi https://www.tchealth.org/lechee/ 1 (928) 729-8000 1 (928) 698–4900 Nahata’Dziil Health Center Sacred Peaks Health Center Chiih’Toh Boulevard, 6300 North Highway 89 Industrial Building Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Sanders, AZ 86512 https://www.tchealth.org/ http://www.fdihb.org/nahatadziil sacredpeaks/index.html 1 (928) 688–5600 1 (866) 976-5941 Arizona Indian Health Service (1) Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (2) Four Corners Regional Health Center (3) Kayenta Health Center (4) Pinon Health Center (5) Tsaile Health Center Tribal Health Facilities (6) Dilkon Indian Health Care Center (7) LeChee Health Facility (8) Leupp Indian Health Care Center (9) Nahata’Dziil Health Center (10) Sacred Peaks Health Center (11) Sacred Peaks Health Center – West (12) Sage Memorial Hospital (13) Tséhootsooí Medical Center (14) Tuba City Regional Health Care (15) Winslow Indian Health Care Center Urban Indian Health Clinic (16) Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) Family Health Center New Mexico Indian Health Service (17) Crownpoint Health Care Facility (18) Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center (19) Gallup Indian Medical Center (20) Northern Navajo Medical Center (21) Pueblo Pintado Health Center (22) Thoreau Health Center (23) Tohatchi Health Care Center Tribal Health Facilities (24) Alamo Health Clinic Tribal health facilities IHS Clinics Urban Indian health clinics Utah Tribal Health Facilities (25) Blanding Family Practice Community Health Center (26) Montezuma Creek Community Health Center (27) Monument Valley Community Health Center (28) Navajo Mountain Community Health Center Winslow Indian Health Care Center 500 North Indiana Avenue Winslow, AZ 86047 http://wihcc.com/ 1 (928) 289–4646 Urban Indian Health Program & Facility Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) Family Health Center 1500 E. Cedar Ave. #52 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 http://nacainc.org/ 1 (928) 773-1245 New Mexico Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/ Tribal Health Facilities (continued) Tuba City Regional 1 (800) 432–2080 Health Care Medicaid 167 North Main Street and East Elm Avenue Medicaid Centennial Care Tuba City, AZ 86045 Program https://www.tchealth.org/home2.html https://www.hsd.state.nm.us/ LookingForAssistance/Native_ 1 (866) 976–5941 Americans.aspx Winslow Indian Health Care 1 (866) 251–4591 Dilkon Indian Health Children’s Health Care Center Navajo Route 60 New Mexico Centennial Care Dilkon, AZ 86047 Program Overview https://www.wihcc.com/our- https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/ locations.html coverage/nm/index.html 1 (928) 657-3800 1 (855) 637–6574 Leupp Indian Health Marketplace Coverage Care Center Be Well New Mexico Leupp Schools Road https://www.bewellnm.com/ Leupp, AZ 86035 1 (833) 862–3935 https://www.wihcc.com/our- locations.html 1 (928) 686–6550 Navajo Nation Gallup Service Unit Government Gallup Indian Medical Center Navajo Nation Employee 516 East Nizhoni Boulevard Benefits Program Gallup, NM 87301 https://www.isd.benefits.navajo-nsn.gov/ https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/gallup/ 1 (928) 871-6300 1 (505) 722–1000 Navajo Area Agency on Aging http://www.naaa.navajo-nsn.gov/naaa_ Tohatchi Health Care Center services.html 07 Choos Gai Drive 1 (928) 729-4520 Tohatchi, NM 87325 https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ Indian Health Service, healthcarefacilities/tohatchi/ Tribal, or Urban Facilities 1 (505) 733–8100 Tribal Health Facility Shiprock Service Unit Alamo Health Clinic Dzilth-NA-O-Dith-Hle Highway 169, Mile Marker 29 Health Center Magdalena, NM 87825 6 Road 7586 https://www.ansbi.org/divisions/ Bloomfield, NM 87413 health-services https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ 1 (505) 854–2626 index.cfm/healthcarefacilities/ dzilthnaodithhle/ IHS Facilities 1 (505) 960-7801 Crownpoint Service Unit Four Corners Regional Crownpoint Health Health Center (Arizona) Care Facility U.S. Highway 160 and Hwy Junction 57, Rt9 Navajo Route 35 Crownpoint, NM 87313 Redmesa, AZ 86514 https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/crownpoint/ healthcarefacilities/fourcorners/ 1 (505) 786–5291 1 (928) 656–5000 Thoreau Health Center Northern Navajo 3 East Navarre Boulevard Medical Center Thoreau, NM 87323 Highway 491 North https://www.ihs.gov/crownpoint/ Shiprock, NM 87420 1 (505) 862–8250 https://www.ihs.gov/navajo/ healthcarefacilities/shiprock/ Pueblo Pintado Health Center 1 (505) 368–6001 43 miles west of Cuba, NM on Navajo Highway 9 Pueblo Pintado, NM 87313 https://www.ihs.gov/crownpoint/ 1 (505) 655–3254 Utah Tribal Health Facilities Utah Navajo Health System Medicare Blanding Family Practice Utah Department of Community Health Center Human Services 802 South 200 West https://daas.utah.gov/seniors/ Blanding, UT 84511 1 (877) 424–4640 http://unhsinc.org/ 1 (435) 678–0700 Medicaid Montezuma Creek Community Utah Department of Health Center Health Medicaid 1478 East Highway 162 https://medicaid.utah.gov Montezuma Creek, UT 84534 1 (800) 662–9651 http://unhsinc.org/ Children’s Health 1 (435) 651–3700 Children’s Health Monument Valley Insurance Program Community Health Center https://chip.health.utah.gov 30 West Medical Drive 1 (877) 543–7669 Monument Valley, UT 84356 http://unhsinc.org/ Marketplace Coverage 1 (435) 727–3000 Utah Premium Partnership for Navajo Mountain Health Insurance (UPP) Community Health Center https://health.utah.gov 2 Rainbow Road 1 (888) 222-2542 Navajo Mountain, UT 86044 http://unhsinc.org/ 1 (928) 672–2494 These external links are not the responsibility of, or under the control of, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Some of these links may be to non-federal government websites (.gov). CMS disclaims responsibility for the content and privacy policies of non–.gov websites. Learn more Medicare: 1 (800) 623-4227; www.medicare.gov Medicaid: www.medicaid.gov CHIP: www.insurekidsnow.gov Health Insurance Marketplace: 1 (800) 318-2596; www.healthcare.gov/tribal Additional American Indian and Alaska Native resources from CMS: Go.CMS.gov/AIAN @CMSGov #CMSNativeHealth CMS Product No. 12054-N • April 2020.
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