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National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) rely on reimbursement from third-party payers to sustain operations and provide necessary health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) living in urban settings.
With input from its membership, NCUIH
NCUIH is currently participating in a research project on third-party billing for UIOs. The project was commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). NCUIH participates in the project through a contract with NORC at the University of Chicago. In the past two years, the project has generated three reports on third-party billing, with areas focused on Medicaid, Telehealth, and Medicare.
NCUIH also provides policy analysis and data research on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), which both provide a number of important benefits for urban Indian health providers.
For more information on NCUIH’s projects on these topics see:
Within the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) was re-authorized. It helps AI/ANs. The IHCIA, which authorizes health care services for AI/ANs through the Indian Health Service (IHS), was first approved by Congress in 1976 and then reauthorized in 2000. The ACA makes the re-authorization of this law permanent and authorizes new programs within the IHS to ensure it is more equipped to meet its mission to raise the health status of AI/ANs to the highest level.
Here are some of the newly created functions under the IHCIA: