Authors: National Council of Urban Indian Health

Publication Year: 2008

Last Updated: 2010-09-15 15:47:00

Journal: NCUIH

Keywords: NCUIH, national council of urban indian health, H.R.1328, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, NSC, national steering committee

Short Abstract:

I am writing to express my strong support for the House Committee on Natural Resources’ version of H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. While we are all hopeful that any conflicts between the different versions of H.R. 1328 can be quickly resolved, I would like to express support for this version of the bill over the version that has not yet been reported out of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health.

Abstract:

I am writing to express my strong support for the House Committee on Natural Resources’ version of H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. While we are all hopeful that any conflicts between the different versions of H.R. 1328 can be quickly resolved, I would like to express support for this version of the bill over the version that has not yet been reported out of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health.

 I believe that that the Committee of Natural Resources has been most capable of listening to the voices of Indian people across the United States from tribal members in rural Alaska to American Indians/Alaska Natives living in urban centers. In particular the Committee on Natural Resources protects key priorities identified by the National Steering Committee, the National Indian Health Board, and National Council of Urban Indian Health. These include desperately needed programs to provide long term and hospice care, increased sophistication with third party billing, and long overdue modernization of the entire I/T/U system. Moreover, the Natural Resources version of the bill recognizes the need for Title V and protects the limited services provided to American Indians/Alaska Natives living in urban centers.

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