In 2015, SGAC recommended that Indian Affairs take a number of steps to improve coordination and communication with Self-Governance Tribes, including: BIA must notify Self-Governance Tribes of grant opportunities and be on equal footing for the evaluation of grant recipients. All BIA offices should communicate with Self-Governance Tribes, not just OSG. More Self-Governance Training needed …
In 2015, TSGAC submitted comments on the feasibility and advisability of the Indian Health Service and Tribal Health Programs entering into agreements with the VA for reimbursement of the costs of direct care services provided to eligible Veterans who are not American Indian or Alaska Native.
In 2015, TSGAC voiced strong support for expanding Medicare-Like Rates beyond hospital-based providers and noted that the IHS Proposed Rule is a good step towards achieving that goal. However, as drafted, the Proposed Rule does not provide the flexibility that is necessary to ensure continued access to care for American Indians and Alaska Natives through …
IHS response to concerns raised by TSGAC about the Federal response to the Ebola crisis.
In 2015, TSGAC offered IHS the following initial recommendations to advance the Administration’s proposal for mandatory CSC appropriations: 1. Tribal Consultation on Mandatory CSC Appropriations should begin immediately and be expedited in a timely manner. The budget reprogramming that Indian Health Service (IHS) was required to perform in FY 2014 in order to fully fund …
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