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Urge Reps To Support Health Care Reform That Includes The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA)
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    Alan Haggard
    San Diego, CA
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Why This Is Important

Health care for Native Americans could soon dramatically improve. The House has included the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as part of its health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962). This legislation would provide services long available to the rest of the country to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including mental health services, long term care, and hospice. It would also improve access to care. Ask your representative to support Indian health and the House health insurance reform bill.

Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility to maintain the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, has not been reauthorized since 1992. Native Americans and their advocates, including FCNL, have been struggling for many years to get the IHCIA passed - and now a real opportunity exists for it to make it through Congress! The House of Representatives has included the IHCIA in their health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962).

Please ask your representative to vote for H.R. 3692, which would improve health care in the United States, for Native Americans as well as others.

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Urge Reps To Support Health Care Reform That Includes The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA)

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Health care for Native Americans could soon dramatically improve. The House has included the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as part of its health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962). This legislation would provide services long available to the rest of the country to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including mental health services, long term care, and hospice. It would also improve access to care. <a href='http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14282791'>Ask your representative to support Indian health and the House health insurance reform bill.<br /></a><br />Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility to maintain the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, has not been reauthorized since 1992. Native Americans and their advocates, including FCNL, have been struggling for many years to get the IHCIA passed - and now a real opportunity exists for it to make it through Congress! The House of Representatives has included the IHCIA in their health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962). <br /><br /><a href='http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14282791'>Please ask your representative to vote for H.R. 3692, which would improve health care in the United States, for Native Americans as well as others.</a>

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