Do people with Choctaw Ancestry receive free healthcare?

Question

A friend of mine recently found out his grandmother was 100% Choctaw and now he is registered with the Choctaw nation. He asked me to look up any information regarding how he could go about knowing what kind of benefits he could receive.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

If your friend is registered, he should have access to phone numbers to ask these type of questions.

A search located information on available Health Services from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.  Go to: http://www.choctawnation.com/Programs/ds...

Also, an online handbook may answer your question. Go to: http://www.choctawnationhealth.com/doc/h... On page 7 it discusses something called Contract Health and that those who qualify must, also, live w/in 8 counties of the clinic.

So, if your friend does not live near facilities, it does not look like he can go anywhere and just receive "free" services due to his registration status. In fact the handbook talks of a primary insurance provider.

A phone call or email to the first cite sited above  might give you the answer your friend needs.

Answer 2

All Native medical care benefits that are off the reservation are throught the US Bureau of Indian Affairs. You need to contact them to find out where the nearest clinic is.

Answer 3

tell your friend to check with the tribal office to see what benefits he is entitled to if any.

Answer 4

no