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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 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), [2] is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over 55,700,000 acres (225,000 km 2) of reservations held in trust by the U.S. federal government for ...
Indian Health Service $6,104 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $6,767 National Institutes of Health $33,669 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration $5,535 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality $0 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services $1,169,091 Administration for Children and Families $52,121
Native Americans say the U.S. is violating treaties with tribal nations that promised to care for tribes' health and welfare in return for their land.
CareSource was founded by Pamela Morris in 1989 in Dayton, Ohio with the goal of expanding health care for underserved populations. The plan was originally called the Dayton Area Health Plan (DAHP) which was incorporated by three hospital CEOs and located its first headquarters in the offices of the Dayton Hospital Association.
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 Director of the Indian Health Service in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [4]
Hospital network Country Beds As of year Ref HCA Healthcare United States 48,855 2019 [6]Alberta Health Services Canada 40,905 2024 [7]Helios Germany 38.129 2021 [8] ...
Healthcare in the United States Government health programs Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) 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 ...