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2012 NIHB Public Health Summit Hard Rock Casino May 30, 2012 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC HEALTH Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative Director
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 [email protected] #2 Lanie Fox [email protected] Cecilia Fire Thunder Ceceila.firethunder@gptch
b.orgAlbuquerque
Nancy Martine-Alonzo [email protected]
Bemidji Jenny Jenkins [email protected] Gordon Belcourt [email protected] James Crouch [email protected] Dee Sabattus [email protected] Larry Curley [email protected] Diddy Nelson [email protected] #1 Alida Montiel [email protected]
omPhoenix #2 Claudia Castaneda-
Portland Jim Roberts [email protected]
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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
