14th National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session March 7 - 9
March 07 2012
Subject: 14th National HHS Tribal Budget Consultation March 7-9, 2012: Planning Information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host the 14th National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session for Fiscal Year 2014 in March. The three-day session will include a Tribal Resource Day on Wednesday March 7th, 2012 and the Annual Tribal Budget Consultation Session, March 8th and March 9th, 2012 in Washington, DC. Below is a summary of the 2011 Consultation Session as well as the planning call schedule.
Summary of 13th Annual National HHS Tribal Budget Formulation and Consultation Session
At the 2011 Consultation Session, Tribal representatives provided testimony, received responses from HHS leadership regarding the budgets and policies of nine HHS agencies, and participated in a department-wide discussion on crosscutting issues.
The following crosscutting issues were identified at the 2011 session:
1. Affordable Care Act Overview
2. State Budget Reductions Impacting Medicaid
Tribal Recommendations:
1. Behavioral Health—Tribes requested additional financial resources, service integration, and coordination across HHS.
2. Diabetes—Combating diabetes and its resultant complications remains a top health priority in Indian country.
3. Cancer—Tribes noted that limited access to cancer screenings and lack of specialized care contributes to the increasing cancer mortality rate among AIAN, at a time when cancer deaths have been declining overall across the United States.
The President’s FY 2012 Budget proposes an increase in HHS funding targeted specifically toward serving the needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives, including an increase of $571 million, or 14 percent more than FY 2011, for the Indian Health Service. The budget also includes an increase of $50 million at SAMHSA for a new Tribal Block Grant Program focused on behavioral health and prevention as well as increases for AI/AN programs at ACF and AoA.
Planning Conference Call Schedule
Thursday January 19, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST
Thursday January 26, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST
Thursday February 2, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST
Thursday February 9, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST
Thursday February 16, 2012 @ 3:00 PM EST
Conference Call Number (for every call)
Call in #: 866-421-8841
Pass Code: 6999396
Get the Draft Agenda
Get the Registration Form
HHS Overview Schedule
Deadline for Testimony Submission:
Please have a copy of your testimony submitted to the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs no later than Thursday, February 23, 2012. Please note that if you do not meet the submission deadline, we will accept the testimony, but you will need to bring 200 copies to the session for distribution. The consultation record will remain open for 30 days after the formal face-to-face consultation session wherein additional testimony will also be accepted.
Stacey L. Ecoffey, MSW (Oglala Lakota)
Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs
Immediate Office of the Secretary
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
