For the first time in over 25 years, the M茅tis Health Benefits policy is seeing changes.

The GNWT announced Tuesday that M茅tis Health Benefits applicants would no longer require proof of ineligibility of the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program SA国际影视传媒� a federal program providing coverage for First Nations and Inuit clients.

To reduce barriers to accessing health insurance the policy now asks that applicants self-identify as M茅tis and be a member of an Indigenous government or NWT Indigenous organization holding Aboriginal rights.

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In their Tuesday announcement, the Department of Health and Social Services call the change SA国际影视传媒渁 more respectful way of determining eligibility criteria,SA国际影视传媒� which SA国际影视传媒渁ligns with principles of self-determination identified in the United Nations Declaration.SA国际影视传媒�