2012 NIHB Public Health

Summit

Hard Rock Casino

May 30, 2012

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC

HEALTH Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative

Director

ACA OBJECTIVES

Increase access to affordable health coverage

Slow the rate of increase in health care costs Increase health insurance consumer

protections Improve quality of health care increase focus on prevention

PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Programs05/30/12 – Letter of Intent is due

Community Transformation Grant Small Communities Programs – due 7/31/12

SAMHSA Behavioral Health-Tribal Prevention Grant (FY 2013)President’s Proposed Budget: $40 million

OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH

AND EDUCATION

MISSION:To develop effective, streamlined,

consumer-oriented materials to assist American Indians & Alaska Natives

in understanding their rights and new opportunities

under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)& the Indian Health Care

Improvement Act (IHCIA).

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH & EDUCATION (NIHOE)

NIHOE National Partners & Area Coordinators

AREA NAME EMAILAlaska #1 Valerie Davidson vdavidson@anthc.orgAlaska #2 Lanie Fox Lfox@ANHB.orgAberdeen Cecilia Fire Thunder Ceceila.firethunder@gptch

b.orgAlbuquerque

Nancy Martine-Alonzo nmalonzo@aaihb.org

Bemidji Jenny Jenkins Jenny.jenkins@ihs.govBillings Gordon Belcourt Belcourt@mtwytlc.comCalifornia James Crouch James.crouch@crihb.netNashville Dee Sabattus Dsabattus@usetinc.orgNavajo Larry Curley Larry.curley@nndoh.orgOklahoma Diddy Nelson Diddy.nelson@ihs.govPhoenix #1 Alida Montiel Alida.montiel@itcaonline.c

omPhoenix #2 Claudia Castaneda-

MelendezClaudia@ihbn.org

Portland Jim Roberts Jroberts@npaihb.org

13 NIHOE AREA COORDINATORS

A consumer-oriented, interactive website was developed and launched

A two day Kickoff meeting was held in Washington, D.C.

A two day National Tribal Health Care Reform Training was held in Minnesota

OUTREACH & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

“Area Strategies Session: Developing Area Plans for O&E” – Bemidji Area

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

JENNIFER COOPERLEGISLATIVE DIRECTORJCOOPER@NIHB.ORG

THANK YOU