IHCIA

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IHCIA is a key U.S. federal law that permanently authorizes and guides health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, primarily through the Indian Health Service.

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IHCIA canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
health care law ⓘ
aimsToReduce health disparities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
authorizes contracts and compacts with tribes for health services ⓘ
funding for Indian health care programs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines eligibility for certain Indian health services ⓘ
scope of services for Indian Health Service ⓘ
focusesOn access to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
modernization of Indian health care delivery ⓘ
quality of health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
frameworkFor coordination of federal, state, and tribal health programs for Native populations ⓘ
integration of Indian health programs with broader U.S. health systems ⓘ
fullName Indian Health Care Improvement Act ⓘ
governs health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
guides Indian Health Service health care delivery ⓘ
includesProvisionsFor behavioral health services ⓘ
facility construction and maintenance ⓘ
health professional recruitment and retention ⓘ
hospital and clinic services ⓘ
long-term care services ⓘ
mental health services ⓘ
third-party billing and collections ⓘ
urban Indian health programs ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalStatus permanent authorization of Indian health care programs ⓘ
policyArea Native American affairs ⓘ
health care financing ⓘ
public health ⓘ
primaryBeneficiaries Alaska Natives ⓘ
American Indians ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
primaryImplementingAgency Indian Health Service ⓘ
purpose to improve the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
to provide a comprehensive health care program for American Indians and Alaska Natives ⓘ
to provide resources, organization, and financing for Indian health programs ⓘ
relatedTo Alaska Native health policy ⓘ
American Indian health policy ⓘ
Indian Health Service ⓘ
supports tribal management of health programs ⓘ
tribal self-determination in health care ⓘ

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