Reaffirming Federal Support for Urban Indian Health Care in the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act June 2007

Authors: NCUIH
Publication Year: 2007
Last Updated: 2010-09-02 15:19:42
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Keywords: Zero-ing out, Urban Indians, H.R.1328, United States House of Representatives

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The House Legislation Omits Urban Indians from the Policy Statement.  In the equivalent section of the House bill (H.R. 1328), urban Indians are not mentioned.  Removing urban Indians from this important policy statement would imply that the Congress no longer considers the health status of urban Indians to be a national priority.  We urge the Committee to insert and urban Indians into the policy statement, consistent with current law as follows (inserted language is underlined): 

Abstract: The House Legislation Omits Urban Indians from the Policy Statement.  In the equivalent section of the House bill (H.R. 1328), urban Indians are not mentioned.  Removing urban Indians from this important policy statement would imply that the Congress no longer considers the health status of urban Indians to be a national priority.  We urge the Committee to insert and urban Indians into the policy statement, consistent with current law as follows (inserted language is underlined): 

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