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National Council of Urban Indian Health release on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Fact Sheet 2008
Authors: National Council of Urban Indian Health
Publication Year: 2008
Last Updated: 2010-08-26 16:15:05
Journal: NCUIH
Keywords: IHCIA, indian health care improvement act
Short Abstract:
What is IHCIA? The United States has a longstanding trust responsibility to provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This responsibility is carried out by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services through the IHS. Since its passage in 1976 the IHCIA has provided the programmatic and legal framework for carrying out the federal governments trust responsibility for Indian health. The IHCIA is the law under which health care is administered to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Abstract:
What is IHCIA? The United States has a longstanding trust responsibility to provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This responsibility is carried out by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services through the IHS. Since its passage in 1976 the IHCIA has provided the programmatic and legal framework for carrying out the federal governments trust responsibility for Indian health. The IHCIA is the law under which health care is administered to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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