On April 7, 2022 the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a request for nominations to form its first standing Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) expected to be composed of a […]
On May 10, 2022, The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted outside written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related […]
On May 24, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) sent a letter to the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1), and […]
On May 16, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted comments and recommendations to the Indian Health Service (IHS) about the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI). […]
On May 19, 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a new report calling for immediate action to improve transparency for federal funding that benefits American Indians and Alaska Natives […]
On May 18, 2022, NCUIH submitted written comments and recommendations in response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Dear Tribal Leader letter seeking Tribal consultation on appropriations priorities […]
On April 7, 2022, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bicameral Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID (TREAT Long COVID) Act […]
On May 26, 2022, Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Urban Indian Health Confer Act (S. 4323). This legislation would require the Department of Health and […]
On May 25, 2022, during the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) nomination hearing to consider Roselyn Tso (Navajo) to be Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), Senator Maria […]
Welcome to our new Policy Updates! We’re still figuring it out so please bear with us! Let’s dive in. 1 Big Thing: 12 Senators Request $950 Million for Urban Indian […]
See below for what’s happening this week! Prep call on Thursday, Urban Confer on Friday The Indian Health Service (IHS) recently sent a notice about an upcoming Virtual Urban Confer […]
On May 11, 2022, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 President’s Budget for the Indian Health […]
✉️NCUIH has been busy: this year we have already submitted 18 comments to federal agencies in 2022. To compare, we submitted 22 in 2021!📈 🏆NCUIH Honors 2022 Urban Indian Health […]
NCUIH has been busy: this year we have already submitted 18 comments to federal agencies in 2022. To compare, we submitted 22 in 2021! NCUIH Honors 2022 Urban Indian Health […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) recently released a one-pager showcasing the history of funding for the urban Indian health line item of the Indian Health Service (IHS) […]
On April 6, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a notice on the Federal Register soliciting nominations for membership on the agency’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices […]
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