2018- TSGAC Letter: Opportunities to Enhance HHS’ Tribal Consultation Policy
In 2018, TSGAC provided comments to HHS on opportunities to enhance its Tribal Consultation policy.
Advisory Committees
2018- TSGAC Letter: Inclusion of Purchased and Referred Care (PRC) in Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service Reimbursement Agreements
Excerpt: “The VA-IHS Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) does not currently provide for reimbursement of PRC at IHS or Tribal healthcare facilities. Consequently, veterans are forced to maneuver through a complex healthcare system and an elaborate administrative process usually requiring multiple referrals in order to address their healthcare needs. This overly burdensome duplicative referral process is …