Strengthening Policy for First Nations Self-Determination in Health : An Analysis of Problems, Politics, and Policy Related to Medical Travel in Northwest Territories

• Published in: Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé
• Main Authors: Milligan, Crystal, Irlbacher-Fox, Stephanie, Dobrow, Mark J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: McMaster University Library Press 2023
• Subjects: knowledge; policy; Gwich'in; First Nations; self-determination; medical travel; health care access; Indigenous health; health policy; Indigenous self-determination; Northwest Territories; Canada; Conseil; Gwich’in; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/5223; https://doi.org/10.13162/hro-ors.v10i3.5223

Medical travel, where a patient travels to a larger centre for services not available in their home community, is a critical element of the Northwest Territories (NT) health care system. For residents with a valid NT health care card who do not have other coverage for medical travel, the territorial...