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2018- TSGAC Letter: Inclusion of Purchased and Referred Care (PRC) in Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service Reimbursement Agreements

“The TSGAC urges the VA to establish a formally sanctioned workgroup or Tribal Advisory Committee comprised of Federal and Tribal officials to provide education, advocacy, policy guidance and recommendations regarding implementation of the VA-IHS MOU, related individual Tribal MOUs, and to ensure cooperation and coordination of healthcare programs and services for veterans. Currently, the VA …

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2021- TSGAC Letter: 2020 Draft Revised VA-IHS MOU

TSGAC reviewed the draft revised MOU and offers recommendations, including: The addition of workforce development as a metric. The 2010 VA-IHS MOU included joint training and workforce development activities between VA and IHS staff as a measure. These joint training initiatives have been incredibly successful and are an excellent example of a best practice that …

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2021- TSGAC Letter: Funds Authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

“In response to IHS’ request for input on the factors it should consider in developing a methodology for allocating the funds authorized in ARPA, the Tribal SelfGovernance Advisory Committee (TSGAC) offers recommendations like those we provided during prior coronavirus relief consultations, including: • Funding allocations should use existing methodologies that rely upon well-known and understood …

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2016 SGAC/TSGAC Letter: Request for Support for Legislation to Provide Partial Relief to Tribes from the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate

In 2016, SGAC and TSGAC signed a letter with several other Tribal organizations requesting the Administration support legislation to provide partial relief to Tribes from the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate.

2017- TSGAC Letter: Request to Delay Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund Final Rule

Excerpt: “On October 31, 2016, the TSGAC recommended that any Final Rule only include provisions to set the CHEF threshold at $19,000 and raised several issues important to SelfGovernance Tribes. One of the primary issues discussed was the “Definition of Alternate Resources.” We opposed the inclusion of “Tribal” as part of the list of primary …

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