2012 nihb public health summit hard rock casino may 30, 2012 affordable care act and public health...

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 EMAIL

Alaska #1 Valerie Davidson vdavidson@anthc.org

Alaska #2 Lanie Fox Lfox@ANHB.org

Aberdeen Cecilia Fire Thunder Ceceila.firethunder@gptchb.org

Albuquerque

Nancy Martine-Alonzo nmalonzo@aaihb.org

Bemidji Jenny Jenkins Jenny.jenkins@ihs.gov

Billings Gordon Belcourt Belcourt@mtwytlc.com

California James Crouch James.crouch@crihb.net

Nashville Dee Sabattus Dsabattus@usetinc.org

Navajo Larry Curley Larry.curley@nndoh.org

Oklahoma Diddy Nelson Diddy.nelson@ihs.gov

Phoenix #1 Alida Montiel Alida.montiel@itcaonline.com

Phoenix #2 Claudia Castaneda-Melendez

Claudia@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