On December 7, 2022, the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (ACIMM) submitted a report to the Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
On November 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States held oral argument in Haaland v. Brackeen, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of […]
On December 15, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted comments to the Indian Health Service (IHS) regarding additional input and recommendations for revisions to the third […]
On September 27, 2022, during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (the Strategy). The Strategy […]
On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra attended the White House Tribal Nations Summit where he discussed the Department’s commitment to addressing mental and […]
On November 30, 2022, NCUIH submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) regarding the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and IHS first-ever […]
On December 29, 2022, the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876) was included in the final appropriations package, also known as the omnibus, […]
The bill includes $6.96 billion for IHS and $90.42 million for urban Indian health. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) for fiscal year (FY) 2023, also known as […]
On November 22, 2022, the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a notice seeking nominations of qualified candidates for consideration to serve as members of the Advisory Committee […]
Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service is the most impactful policy that Congress can do for Native communities this year. We can’t let our momentum fade during this critical […]
On December 6, 2022, the House Native American Caucus sent a letter with 29 signatures from Members of Congress to the House Committee on Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro and Ranking […]
As Native American Heritage Month ended, advocates for Native communities joined together during the Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, DC to call for Congress and the White House to enact […]
VA, HHS, HUD, through the White House Committee on Native American Affairs, to increase access to care and services for Native veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness in urban […]
On December 5, 2022, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6) introduced the Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act, which will address the underfunding and barriers to sovereignty […]
On October 28, 2022, the Partnership for Medicaid (Partnership) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging that several Medicaid policy proposals be prioritized as Congress considers an end-of-year […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) recently released a Medicaid unwinding toolkit for urban Indian organizations (UIOs) as they prepare for changes in Medicaid coverage at the end […]
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