Indian Health Service : Health Care Delivery, Status, Funding, and Legislative Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Committees.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Committees.

Federal aid.

Health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (44 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides information on the Indian Health Service (IHS), which funds health care for eligible American Indians and Alaskan Natives through a system of programs and facilities located on or near Indian reservations and in certain urban areas. Discusses IHS health care delivery; health status; appropriation and funding; statutory authority and Congressional committee jurisdiction; and legislative issues in 109th Congress including reauthorization of Indian Health Care Improvement Act and amendments to the Social Security Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Indian Health Service

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.