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Senate Indian Affairs hearing on contract health
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Filed Under: Health | Politics

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing this morning on contract health services.

The hearing started at 10am and lasted about two hours. There was a slight change in witness order, as Robert McSwain testified after all of the other witnesses.

Audio clips can be downloaded below:
Opening Statements

Panel 1/Panel 2 - Testimony | Q&A
MS. H. SALLY SMITH
Chair, National Indian Health Board, Washington, DC

MS. MARLENE KREIN
President / CEO, Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake, ND

THE HONORABLE STACY DIXON
Chair, Susanville Indian Rancheria, Susanville CA

THE HONORABLE JEFFERSON KEEL
Lt. Governor, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK

THE HONORABLE LINDA HOLT
Suquamish Tribal Council Member, Suquamish, WA; Chair, Northwest Portland Indian Health Board, Portland, OR

MS. BRENDA E. SHORE
Tribal Health Program Director, United South and Eastern Tribes Inc., Nashville, TN

Panel 1 - Testimony | Q&A
MR. ROBERT G. MCSWAIN
Director, Indian Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on “Access to Contract Health Services in Indian Country” (June 26, 2008)

Relevant Documents:
Sen. Dorgan Letter | HHS Budget in Brief

Related Stories:
Witness list for Senate hearing on contract health (6/25)
Senate Indian Affairs hearing on contract health (6/23)
Senate committee to examine contract health services (4/7)



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