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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native people.
The Indian Health Service, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, serves about 2.6 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Yvette Roubideaux (born 1963 [1]) is an American doctor and public health administrator.She is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.. In May 2009, Roubideaux was confirmed as the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
If you qualify for Indian Health Services and for Medicare, you can use both at the same time. Learn how to qualify, enroll, and use Medicare coverage alongside IHS.
The Indian Health Service works in collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine to maintain the Native American Cardiology Program. This is a program that acknowledges the changes in lifestyle and economics in the recent past which have ultimately increased the prevalence of heart attacks, coronary disease, and cardiac deaths.
Robert M. Weaver, is a healthcare consultant who specializes in Native American healthcare. He is an enrolled member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. [2] [3]Weaver was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the Director of the Indian Health Service in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [4]
Indian Health Service (IHS) Medicaid / State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Medicare; Prescription Assistance (SPAP) Military Health System (MHS) / Tricare; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
The IHS logo. The Indian Health Services (IHS) is a government organization created in 1955 to help combat poor health and living conditions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The IHS still exists in the United States, and is a blend of various organizations created to combat specific health problems for Native American and Alaskan Natives.