BEC’s History with Native Americans: Mr. Fortuño’s work with American Indians & Alaska Natives began in the mid 90s during his association with the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC). At that time, NNAAPC was overseeing a national network of Native HIV/AIDS Case Managers that were part of the Ryan White CARE Act, Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS). Daniel’s expertise in public and private benefits proved to be of great value to this network of Native case managers, thereby beginning a long relationship with the Native community. Mr. Fortuño has made amazing strides in bringing awareness to a number of Native American service agencies as to their need for benefits education and training. Daniel has conducted benefits education and trainings in Arizona, New Mexico and Louisiana. He also was a contributing writer in NNAAPC’s Native American HIV/AIDS Case Management Manual, which was a collaborative project between NNAAPC and Mountain Plains AIDS Educational Training Center. This Native HIV/AIDS Case Management manual is the first of its kind, and includes a chapter dedicated to private and public benefits. To better meet the training needs of Native serving providers, Daniel has broadened his scope of benefits knowledge and expertise to better understand and take into account additional guidelines that are based on the federal government’s obligation to promote healthy American Indians and Alaska Native peoples. This includes the permanently reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act that was included in the Health Reform Bill 3590. Daniel’s goal is to continue his work and collaborations with Native communities and begin extending his trainings in other tribal regions.

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BEC’s History with Native Americans:

Mr. Fortuño’s work with American Indians & Alaska Natives began in the mid 90s during his association with the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC). At that time, NNAAPC was overseeing a national network of Native HIV/AIDS Case Managers that were part of the Ryan White CARE Act, Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS). Daniel’s expertise in public and private benefits proved to be of great value to this network of Native case managers, thereby beginning a long relationship with the Native community.

Mr. Fortuño has made amazing strides in bringing awareness to a number of Native American service agencies as to their need for benefits education and training. Daniel has conducted benefits education and trainings in Arizona, New Mexico and Louisiana. He also was a contributing writer in NNAAPC’s Native American HIV/AIDS Case Management Manual, which was a collaborative project between NNAAPC and Mountain Plains AIDS Educational Training Center. This Native HIV/AIDS Case Management manual is the first of its kind, and includes a chapter dedicated to private and public benefits.

To better meet the training needs of Native serving providers, Daniel has broadened his scope of benefits knowledge and expertise to better understand and take into account additional guidelines that are based on the federal government’s obligation to promote healthy American Indians and Alaska Native peoples. This includes the permanently reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act that was included in the Health Reform Bill 3590.

Daniel’s goal is to continue his work and collaborations with Native communities and begin extending his trainings in other tribal regions.

Benefits Education Center

1031 Franklin Street, Suite 1106 · San Francisco, CA 94109

Phone 415-345-1725 · Fax 415-962-0417

email: info@benefitsec.com

Our Ongoing Native American Relationships include: American Indian Community House, New York and Syracuse Catawba Health Services, Charlotte, NC Gallup Indian Medical Center-HIS, Gallup, NM Houma Indian Nation, Dulac, LA Jemez Behavior Health, Jemez Pueblo, NM Navajo AIDS Network, Chinle, AZ and Gallup, NM Navajo Area Indian Health Services, Chinle, AZ National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, Denver, CO New Mexico AIDS Services, Albuquerque, NM Tsaile Health Center Tsaile, AZ Tohatchoi Health Center Tohatchoi, NM Yavapai County Community Health Services, Cottonwood, AZ

Over 10 Years Working with Native Americans

Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations have a government-to-government relationship with the United States. This results in a unique association based on numerous Supreme Court decisions, treaties, legislation, and Executive Orders.

There are many misconceptions about Natives accessing health and human services. It has been assumed that Natives are beneficiaries of money allotments through Indian casinos and government programs. Providers have also been confused with defining “payer of last resort” believing that Tribal Health and/or the Indian Health Service (I.H.S.) system have primary fiduciary responsibility before American Indians/Alaska Natives can access public benefits.

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