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2012 Letters

December 19, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux provides an update on the Indian Health Service budget. [PDF - 40 KB]

November 27, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux invites Tribal Leaders to attend the upcoming Listening Session Scheduled for Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Department of Health and Human Services, in the the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Buidling, Washington, D.C. [PDF - 26 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux invites Tribal Leaders to attend the upcoming Listening Session Scheduled for Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Department of Health and Human Services, in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C. [PDF - 26 KB]

October 12, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to inform them that she has extended the due date for comments on the Fiscal Year 2011 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program. [PDF - 26 KB]

September 24, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux provides an update to Tribal Leaders regarding contract support costs. [PDF - 46 KB]

August 20, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to request views and comments on the Fiscal Year 2011 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program. [PDF - 26 KB]

August 2, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux requests input from Tribal Leaders on how to improve the promotion of and access to Traditional Health Care Practices within the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 25 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to initiate a consultation on whether there should be a set aside of Contract Health Services program increases for prevention services [PDF - 26 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes to update Tribal Leaders on funding for the Indian Health Service Contract Health Services program. [PDF - 56 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to provide an update on the Indian Health Service consultation on the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). [PDF - 32 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to provide an update on Indian Health Service Tribal consultation activities over the past few years. [PDF - 42 KB]

July 26, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update on progress on agency priorities and efforts to change and improve the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 30 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to request consultation regarding amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009 enacted by the Affordable Care Act [PDF - 27 KB]

July 13, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update on the progress of ongoing Tribal consultation related to the Indian Health Service Office of Information Technology programs, services, functions, and activities, and to request comments on [PDF - 33 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders inviting them to attend the upcoming 2012 Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Consultation Summit scheduled for August 7-8, 2012 at the Denver Marriot City Center in Denver, CO. [PDF - 25 KB]

July 3, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to request their input on how to improve the Indian Health Service health care facilities construction process. [PDF - 88 KB]

May 29, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux updates Tribal Leaders on ongoing Tribal consultation to improve the Indian Health Service Contract Health Services program [PDF - 20 KB]

May 4, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux updates Tribal Leaders on the status of efforts to develop a Data Sharing Agreement template between Tribal Epidemiology Centers and the Indian Health Service [PDF - 20 KB]

May 1, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to provide an update on the Indian Health Service ongoing consultation on Contract Support Costs [PDF - 25 KB]

April 5, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux and Dr. Robert Petzel write to continue consultation to facilitate the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) reimbursement for direct care services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health facilities to eligible Ameri [PDF - 83 KB]

March 5, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux and Dr. Robert Petzel write to initiate consultation to facilitate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement for services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health facilities to eligible American Indian [PDF - 107 KB]

March 2, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to invite Tribal Leaders to attend the upcoming 2012 Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Consultation Summit on March 13-14, 2012 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia [PDF - 24 KB]
Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to request input on selected issues related to Contract Support Costs [PDF - 25 KB]

February 2, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to clarify the Agency’s position on the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and to request further input on this topic [PDF - 41 KB]

January 6, 2012

Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to initiate a consultation on implementing long-term care provisions arising from the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009 (IHCIA) [PDF - 31 KB]