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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
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Appropriations
- Increase Funding for the Indian Health Service and the Urban Indian Line Item ($200.5 million for FY22)
- Advance Appropriations to Insulate Indian Health Care Providers from Shutdowns and Allow for Long-Term Planning
- Fund Behavioral Health for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs)
Parity for Urban Indian Health
- Extend Full (100%) Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to services provided at UIOs (H.R. 1373, H.R. 1888)
- Remove Facilities Restrictions on UIOs
- Establish an Urban Confer Policy for HHS
- Inclusion of UIOs in National Community Health Aide Program (CHAP)
- Inclusion of UIOs in Advisory Committees with Focus on Indian Health
- Add UIOs to Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Exemptions
- UIO Representation for Facilities Appropriation Advisory Board (FAAB)
Additional Requests
- Reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) through 2025 and increase funding to $200 million annually
- Unfunded Provisions in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA)
- Establish an Urban Indian Health Community Health Representatives fund at $3.05 million
Veterans Administration
- Establish a UIO urban confer policy
Behavioral Health
- Preserve behavioral health initiatives for Urban Indian Organizations
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