Knowing how to sign up for Medicaid or understanding who is eligible for SNAP benefits, for example, is complicated under the best of circumstances. They lacked access to theresources needed to navigate cumbersome healthcare and government programs. She saw stark gaps in healthcare for Native American patients, especially the tribal elders and their caretakers. She was managing post-ER calls for people on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation, and what she found would change the course of her life.
An advocate for change within the Tribal community.ĭuring COVID, Monique began working for Rocky Mountain Health Plans.
