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July 2023 Blogs

IHS Provides an Update on Advance Appropriations Implementation

Jillian Curtis, Chief Financial Officer and Office of Finance and Accounting Director

July 19, 2023
by Jillian Curtis, Chief Financial Officer and Office of Finance and Accounting Director

In Fiscal Year 2023, the Indian Health Service received the first ever advance appropriation for the agency, which protects our patients from the harmful impacts of potential continuing resolutions or lapses in appropriations in Fiscal Year 2024. Advance appropriations provide long overdue funding ... Continue reading


IHS Posts "At-a-Glance" Guides for COVID-19 Supplemental Resources

Jillian Curtis, IHS Chief Financial Officer

July 14, 2023
by Jillian Curtis, IHS Chief Financial Officer

Since 2020, the Indian Health Service has received more than $9 billion in COVID-19 supplemental appropriations funding through six appropriations acts. In an effort to increase transparency and ease of access to critical information on these important resources, the IHS is preparing “At-a-Glance” ... Continue reading


Recap of May Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on Modernization Program

Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer and Director, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

July 13, 2023
by Mitchell Thornbrugh, Chief Information Officer and Director, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service

In May, Indian Health Service leadership joined tribal partners and urban Indian organization leaders in a tribal consultation and urban confer focused on resources for the Health IT Modernization Program. The information shared and conversation that followed put a spotlight on the various ways ... Continue reading


Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country through IHS Grants

Cassandra Allen, Public Health Advisor, Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Project, Indian Health Service

July 6, 2023
by Cassandra Allen, Public Health Advisor, Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Project, Indian Health Service

The Community Opioid Intervention Pilot Project is a pilot grant project established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019. In Fiscal Year 2019, the IHS received a new appropriation of $10 million to combat the opioid epidemic in Indian Country. The IHS created a pilot project and issued grants ... Continue reading