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Indian Health Care Improvement Act Summary

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Message from the IHS Director - Yvette Roubideaux (Indian Health Services)

Here are some provisions in the IHCIA that were passed with the Senate health reform bill yesterday (March 23, 2010).  Please note that the IHCIA is an "authorizing bill" which means that it authorizes Congress to fund many of the programs listed, but funding isn't automatically available.  Some items in this bill will need additional funding from Congress to be implemented.  We will be reviewing the bill to see what we are required to implement now and in the near future, and what needs additional funding.

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Full IHCIA Summary

Indian Country and Health Care Reform: Are we there yet?

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BuffaloPost.net

Early Monday morning the Senate moved health care insurance reform one step closer to becoming law. But the steps ahead, in political terms, must be perfect.

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Indian Country and Health Care Reform

Obama Administration moves to settle Cobell

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Indian Country Today

The Obama administration has taken a definitive step to settle a long-running trust mismanagement class action lawsuit involving hundreds of thousands of Native Americans.

The Department of the Interior announced Dec. 8 that it had negotiated a settlement to the Cobell v. Salazar litigation, which could amount to a $1.4 billion payback to Indian plaintiffs involved in the case.

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Obama moves to settle Cobell