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Home > News > Headlines Printer friendly version Indian health care act subject of Senate hearing WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003 The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing today on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The lengthy bill covers a wide range of health programs. Indian advocates say reauthorization is a top priority. The hearing starts at 10 a.m. It will be broadcast on the Internet via the committee web site at http://indian.senate.gov. Get the Bill: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2003 (S.556) Relevant Links: National Indian Health Board - http://www.nihb.org Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov Department of Health and Human Services - http://www.hhs.gov Related Stories: GOP rejects IHS funding measure (3/26) Budget measure would double IHS funds (3/25) Bush scoring tool impacts Indian programs (03/07) Omnibus spending bill gains Bush approval (02/21) Bush initiative to be scrutinized by Congress (02/18) Grim expects nomination as head of IHS (2/11) IHS positions being eliminated (2/7) 'Austere' health care budget cited (2/5) Thompson releases new IHS budget (2/4) Senate approves $390B spending bill (1/24) Indian Country receives diabetes grants (12/11) Court rebuffs tribes on contract funding dispute (11/27) Congress approves $750M for Indian diabetes (11/21) Northern Plains tribes see high infant death rate (10/30) Navajo Nation challenges contract policy (10/04) Reports address long-term elder care (08/20) Bush appoints interim director of IHS (08/05) Bush delaying pick for IHS post (7/23) Report stresses importance of health insurance (5/22) Poor Indian health blamed on federal failures (3/21) IHS pressed to include tribes in reform efforts (02/28) IHS budget cuts construction funds (2/12) Copyright © Indianz.Com

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