On October 11, 2022, the Senate filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900). This amendment includes a major report from the […]
On September 20, 2022, The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) sent a letter to Chair Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers on the House Committee on […]
On October 7, 2022, NCUIH signed on to a letter submitted by the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Sovereignty Protection Fund (SPF) to Senate Majority Leader Schumer. The letter […]
On October 12, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the previously issued emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for both the Moderna COVID-19 and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent vaccine formulas, […]
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Other priorities include permanent 100% FMAP to services provided at urban Indian organizations (UIOs) and UIO inclusion in the nationalization of the Community Health Aide Program. On September 7, 2022, the […]
On September 30, 2022, six members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) sent a letter to House leadership, Senate leadership, and the Appropriations Committee requesting advance appropriations for […]
On August 1, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) recently released an infographic showcasing data on infant and maternal health disparities in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Unfortunately, AI/AN communities throughout […]
On September 12, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted comments and recommendations to the Indian Health Service (IHS) regarding the formation of an Urban Interagency Workgroup […]
On September 28, 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will expand and extend eligibility for VA health care for certain Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, […]
On September 27, 2022, NCUIH attended the swearing-in of the new Indian Health Service (IHS) Director Roselyn Tso (Navajo). NCUIH’s CEO Francys Crevier (Algonquin) and Board President-Elect and CEO of Native […]
On September 8, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted comments on Executive Order 14053 “Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis […]
On September 7, the National Council of Urban Indian Health(NCUIH) submitted written comments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on the […]
On August 16, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2022 edition of the USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives (Resource Guide). The Resource […]
Tso’s confirmation comes after almost two years without a permanent IHS Director. Today, September 21, 2022, Roselyn Tso (Navajo) was confirmed as the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS) […]
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