On April 30, 2020, at President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a second round of regulatory waivers and rule changes “to deliver expanded care […]
On April 23, the Indian Health Service (IHS) announced its decision to distribute $20 million to Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) in COVID-19 relief aid from the remaining CARES Act resources. […]
https://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-reps-gallego-mullin-introduce-bill-boosting-resources-urban-indian April 20, 2020 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced H.R. 6535 last week to expand Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) […]
(April 20, 2020) – Last week, NCUIH along with a coalition of National Native Organizations sent a letter to Members of both chambers of Congress outlining a joint COIVD-19 recovery […]
APRIL 9, 2020 | CLIP OF VICTORIA KITCHEYAN ON NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND CORONAVIRUS Victoria Kitcheyan, Chair, National Indian Health Board John McArdle, Host, C-SPAN Clip Transcript Call from: Michigan Thank you so much for taking […]
https://www.indian.senate.gov/news/press-release/audio-udall-senate-democrats-unveil-covid-19-heroes-fund-25000-proposed-pay AUDIO: Udall, Senate Democrats Unveil COVID-19 “Heroes Fund,” $25,000 Proposed Pay Increase to Essential Workers and Tribal Workers on Frontlines of Pandemic Response COVID-19 “Heroes Fund” would give Tribal […]
On April 3, 2020, the Indian Health Service (IHS) in a Dear Tribal Leader and Urban Indian Organization Leaders (DTLL/DUIOLL) announced that they will be creating a new Indian IHS Opioid […]
Letter to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders on IHS CARES Act Funding (April 3, 2020) The Indian Health Service announces the availability of, and distribution decisions for, $600 million […]
Washington, DC (March 27, 2020) – Today, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is the third phase of legislation in response to the coronavirus […]
NCUIH Legislative Alert: Analysis of House Coronavirus Relief Package Dear UIOs, Yesterday, the House of Representatives released their latest piece of legislation in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), entitled the Take […]
On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act) was signed into law. The legislation allocates $64 million to the Indian Health Service to cover the costs of […]
Source: https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-warren-and-udall-unveil-bill-to-guarantee-tribal-health-authorities-access-to-the-strategic-national-stockpile Indian Health Service and other tribal health organizations currently lack guaranteed, direct access to federal repository of drugs and medical supplies for emergencies; Legislation would allow the Indian Health […]
Call comes as first case is confirmed in Indian Country, and following Congressional approval of coronavirus emergency funding bill that includes $40 million in funds for Tribes, Tribal organizations and […]
NCUIH and UIO Leaders Attend FY 2022 IHS National Tribal Budget Work Session On February 13 – 14, 2020, the Tribal Budget Formulation Work Group (TBFWG) convened in Arlington, Virginia to develop the National Tribal Budget Recommendation for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meredith Raimondi 202-417-7781 mraimondi@ncuih.org Report Shows Devastating Impacts of Shutdown and Highlights Urgency for Advance Appropriations and 100% FMAP WASHINGTON, DC (February 14, 2020) – The National […]
The Request for FY 2021 is an Increase of $1 Million from FY 2020 Request, $8 Million Below FY 2020 Enacted President Trump delivered a fiscally conservative budget proposal for FY2021. […]
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