Draft Letter to House of Representatives requesting support for H.R. 1328 Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) from National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), National Indian Health Board (NIHB), and the National Steering Committee for the Reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act (NSC)
Authors: National Indian Health Board, National Council of Urban Indian Health, Joseph, R, Rolin, B
Publication Year: 2009
Journal: National Steering Committee
Keywords: H.R.1328, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1200, aca, affordable care act, HCR, health care reform
Abstract:
We write to implore you to support H.R. 1328, the bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), and to urge that this bill move through the House on a bi-partisan basis. Members of both parties and all of Indian Country have labored for ten years to craft this measure and the time to pass it is now. The IHCIA was enacted in 1976 to address the deplorable health conditions in Indian Country and was last reauthorized in 1992, more than sixteen years ago. With passage of the Senate bill, S. 1200, by an overwhelming vote of 83-10, Indian Country finally sees the opportunity for enactment of a reauthorization bill this Session. As of June 6, 2008, all three House Committees of jurisdiction, Natural Resources, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means have completed consideration of the bill. The bill is ready for final action in the House.
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