IHS Director Hosts All Tribes Call TODAY
Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Acting Director for the Indian Health Service (IHS), will host a call to provide updates about Contract Support Costs today, Thursday, September 4, from 3:00PM – 4:00PM (EST). Please see the call in information below:
Date: September 4, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Phone: 1-877-709-5343
Passcode: 6248121
IHS sent a letter to Tribal leaders on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, providing a written update for Fiscal Year 2014 Contract Support Costs. You can review it here. [Update: IHS to Moran 08-29-2014 IHS Contract Support FY14 Reprogramming Package]
Note: This call is off the record and not for press purposes. Please dial in 5-10 minutes early to help avoid any delays in joining the call.
Here are more details:
On August 29th IHS submitted an end-of-year FY 2014 reprogramming request to the Appropriations Committees totaling $48 million, money the IHS proposes to cut from program funds in order to pay full FY 2014 CSC costs of Tribes. The reprogramming letter is attached. Nearly all of the proposed $48 million in cuts are from hospital and clinic services. In other words, money is shifted from direct cost programs to indirect cost expenses associated with administering those direct cost programs.
Funds to Reprogram Amount
Hospitals & Health Clinics $39,687,818
Dental $30,000
Public Health Nursing $100,000
Health Education $75,000
Community Health Representatives $600,000
Indian Health Professions $5,000,000
Tribal Management Grants $40,000
Direct Ops $2,000,000
Self-Governance $500,000
Total $48,032,818
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