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Affordable Care Act

Tribes keeping options open BY EMILY THORNTON

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AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE

COOS BAY — Tribal members have options when it comes to the Affordable Care Act. For starters, they don’t have to purchase health insurance. The Affordable Care Act goes into effect Jan.1,and open enrollment for Cover Oregon, the marketplace for insurance, started Oct. 1. But those who can prove they are members of a federally

recognized tribe can choose if they want to sign up for health insurance or continue to use their tribal doctor. If they chose, they may sign up for Cover Oregon as individuals or families, go through their tribe if the tribe enrolls as an entity. They also don’t have to pay to visit a tribal or Urban Indian clinic and may change plans each month. The fate of the Affordable Care Act in the tribal communi-

ty depends a lot on individuals, according to Bob Garcia, chairman of the tribal council for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. “The success of the system depends on the decision these individuals make,” Garcia said. Garcia defined success as “getting more people covered.” “We are trying to have our

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By Lou Sennick, The World

Bob Garcia is the tribal chairman for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. Under the Affordable Care Act, tribal members have the option of staying with the tribal clinics or policies or taking out one on their own through the new program.

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Shutdown delays could hit tribes hard

Bandon man being sought in homicide BY THOMAS MORIARTY

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COOS BAY — If the government shutdown goes too long, it will mean the end of services for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. The Coquille Tribe is a little better off, according to Ray Doering, spokesman. “If this continues much longer it could be bad,” said Bob Garcia, chairman for the Confederated Tribal Council. The Confederated Tribes have enough funding to last two to three weeks, Garcia said. For now, the tribes have funding to maintain police and health care services. They are holding off purchasing new police equipment with a grant they recently received, Garcia said. He said they were checking with individual grantors to see if they could spend the grant. Another grant they likely wouldn’t be able to use was one for their water monitor-

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BANDON — Coos County law enforcement personnel say they’re seeking a 40-year-old Bandon man in connection with a homicide that occurred late Thursday night. According to Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier, Coy D. Smith is wanted in connection with the death of 42year-old William Matthew Drews of California. Police discovered Drews lying motionless on the ground around midnight when they got to the scene of a reported altercation at 87791 Bills Creek Road just outside Bandon. Drews was pronounced dead on arrival at Southern Coos Hospital. Smith has a record of multiple prior felony arrests, including two for burglary and first-degree theft this summer. He was also charged in 2012 with interfering with a police officer following a bar fight at the Arcade Tavern. The Associated Press reports Frasier declined to discuss how Drews died and an autopsy is scheduled. The case is being handled by the multi-agency Coos County Major Crime Team. Frasier said anyone who spots Smith is asked to call the Coos County Sheriff’s Office a 541-396-7800, or 541-3967830 after hours. Reporter Thomas Moriarty can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 240, or by email at thomas.moriarty@theworldlink.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ThomasDMoriarty.

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ing, Garcia said. Doering said the Coquille were unaffected by the shutdown, except they couldn’t proceed yet on the new casino in Medford. He wasn’t sure where the housing department stood since they were closed Friday. “Right now it’s not having a large effect,” Doering said. “The tribe’s gotten most of its money for this year. The real concern is the long-term effect.” Garcia said they were running into another problem. When trying to contact some of the grantors, those offices were closed due to the shutdown. The offices included the Health and Human Services Department, which they were using for the police equipment; and the National Science Foundation, said Alexis Barry, tribal administrator. The tribes have outstanding grants with the offices and didn’t know whether they could use the funds, Barry said.

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COOS BAY — It’s difficult for smaller school districts to find funding for the programs they desperately need, a problem local educators made clear to a newlyformed state education council. Members of the Oregon Youth Development Council sat down with local school, business and government officials Wednesday morning to discuss how its funding should be dispersed next fiscal year. The council was supposed to meet again Wednesday night with families, but it was canceled due to a lack of interest. These meetings are part of the council’s statewide outreach effort. The Youth Development Council, a division of the Oregon Department of Education, was created last year to look at a policy funding model for programs for youth ages 6-20, said Brenda Brooks, the council’s deputy director. Oregon’s Commission on Children and Families, which branched out to 36 local county commissions, disbanded last year, a sore spot for some at Wednesday’s meeting. “Why waste my time telling you about (gaps in service)?” said Mike Lehman, executive director of Oregon Coast Community Action. “The citizen in me says this is just another state organization. In another couple of years we’ll see another. I’m just a bit worn out.” Brooks said the purpose of these outreach meetings is to gauge what is and isn’t working with local youth and pinpoint the gaps in services. “This information is going to roll into the funding plan the Youth Development Council ... will use moving forward,” she said.

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