Posts tagged COFA
Full Statement of Executive Director Melisa Laelan to Congress
Full Statement of Executive Director Melisa Laelan to Congress

Being part of the strongest security force that protects the Marshall Islands and other Freely Associated countries was the greatest accomplishment I pursued as a young woman. At no time did I ever questioned my decision to be part of the US military because I was taught to think of Americans as our friends, allies, and family. This unique friendship through the Compact of Free Association outlines the mutual symbiotic relationship between United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which permits Marshallese and other Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizens to travel to the U.S without any need for visa or limitation of stay. American citizens are also afforded the same visitation freedom to the COFA nations. 

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Arkansas Pacific Islander Community Leaders Advance New Law That Expanded Health Care Eligibility for More than 12,000 Arkansans
Arkansas Pacific Islander Community Leaders Advance New Law That Expanded Health Care Eligibility for More than 12,000 Arkansans

On February 23rd the Arkansas Legislative Council approved a rule change that affirms health coverage for Arkansas’ significant Marshallese population, reversing a policy that stripped Medicaid eligibility inadvertently nearly three decades ago.

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