On January 27, 2020, Indian Health Service (IHS) Principal Deputy Director, Michael D. Weahkee, sent out a Dear Urban Indian Organization Leader Letter (DULL) informing UIOs that the transfer of the former National Institute on […]
Washington, DC (February 10, 2020) – On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, National Council of Urban Indian Health President Maureen Rosette (Chippewa Cree Nation) will testify before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee […]
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). As previously reported, the court agreed […]
On December 31, NCUIH submitted two sets of comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General […]
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Patient Protect and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act / Obamacare) individual mandate is unconstitutional. The appeals […]
This is the highest increase for the urban Indian line item. President Trump is expected to sign the bill before midnight. On Thursday, December 19, 2019, the Senate passed the […]
On December 13, NCUIH joined nearly 400 Tribes and Indian organizations in an amicus curiae brief filed in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The brief, which was filed in […]
On December 8, NCUIH submitted joint comments with the National Indian Health Board on Colorado’s proposed Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, Expanding the Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care. In the […]
On October 30, 2019, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Health conducted an oversight hearing entitled “Native Veterans’ Access To Healthcare”. NCUIH Board Vice President and CEO of […]
On Tuesday, October 22, the White House announced on its website the President’s intent to nominate Michael D. Weahkee to the post of Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Rear Admiral Weahkee has […]
The hearing hosted by the House Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Health will take place on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM EST. On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, the Committee […]
On October 1, Plaintiffs in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the case centering on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), filed petitions for rehearing of the case en banc. […]
The Senate cleared the bill today and it now heads to the President for a signature. Today, the Senate cleared the stopgap government funding bill and it now awaits the […]
A legislative hearing was held on H.R. 4153. September 19, 2019 (Washington, DC) – On Thursday, September 19, 2019, the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States held a […]
On Tuesday, September 3, NCUIH submitted comments to the Indian Health Service (IHS) on its Urban Confer regarding FY 2019 opioid funding for a Special Behavioral Health Pilot Program (SBHPP). […]
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