The 2022 policy priorities were informed by NCUIH’s 2021 Annual Policy Assessment containing information collected from a series of focus groups held with urban Indian organization (UIO) leaders and a […]
On April 18, 2022, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Tom Cole (R-OK-4) reintroduced the bipartisan Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2022 (H.R. 7539). The bill would amend […]
On March 31, 2022, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representative Tom Cole (R-Okla.) introduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal […]
The FY 2023 budget request includes $113 million for urban Indian health, a 53% increase over the FY 2022 enacted amount and mandatory appropriations for IHS. On April 25, 2022, the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be hosting a two-day Tribal Veteran Advocate Conference on May 2 and 3, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST (1 p.m. […]
On April 15, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments and recommendations in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Dear Tribal Leader letter seeking […]
On April 6, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments and recommendations in response to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Dear Tribal […]
On April 12, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments and recommendations in response to the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) February 11, 2022 notice and […]
On April 8, 2022 the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments to the Indian Health Service (IHS) on Health Information Technology (HIT) Modernization. The comments were […]
On March 30, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) on the Tribal Representation Expansion Project (T.REP). The […]
Congressional leaders emphasized the need to increase resources for urban Indian health and provide opioid funding for urban Indian communities. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NCUIH Contact: Meredith Raimondi, Vice President of Public […]
On March 29, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized secondary booster doses of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older adults and certain immunocompromised individuals. The Centers […]
On March 28, 2022, President Biden released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget. The budget includes $9.1 billion in mandatory funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS) for the first […]
On March 9, 2022, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) joined the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), and over 70 Tribal nations, Tribal and national Indian organizations, and […]
The American Psychological Association (APA) recently issued an invitation for four (4) psychologist self-nominations to participate in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Native American Child Health (CONACH) […]
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