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. […]
On January 27, 2020, Indian Health Service (IHS) Deputy Director, Michael D. Weahkee, sent out a Dear Urban Indian Organization Leader Letter (DULL) regarding the IHS’s decision on the distribution of funds for […]
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 […]
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