February 2013 eMailout
Week1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 1, 2013
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Planning Calls: 15th US Department of Health and Human Services Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (agenda)
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker Memorandum RE: CMS “Money Follows the Person” Webinar Scheduled; HHS Schedules Tribal Budget Consultations; CMS Holds “Partnership/Stakeholder” Call on New Outreach Efforts
CMS 2013 Money Follows the Person (MFP) Tribal Initiative (webinar registration information for February 6th)
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker Memorandum RE: Tribes Seeks Senate Hearing on CSC Issues; I.H.S. Releases Notes on CSC Attorney Meeting
Letter from Chairman W. Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to Honorable Maria Cantwell, Chairwoman of the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs RE: Request for Hearing on Contract Support Cost Issues
Notes from the January 17, 2013 Meeting to Discuss Contract Support Cost Claims against the Indian Health Services
NPAIHB Weekly Funding Opportunities Announcement
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Mini Grant Application
Attn: Washington Delegates and THD’s
January 2013 Washington HealthPlanFinder News Today
American Indian Health Commission Meeting, February 8, 2013 in Tulalip, WA
Attn: All Delegates and THD’s
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker Memorandum RE: New HIPAA Rules Announced
NPAIHB Conducting Effective Quality Improvement Projects Workshop, May 2, 2013 in Seattle, WA (registration form)
NPAIHB Conducting Effective Quality Improvement Projects Workshop, May 2, 2013 in Seattle, WA (agenda)
National Institute on Drug Abuse 2013 Summer Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Students
Regional HIV/STI/HEP C Training, March 14, 2013 in Canyonville, OR (agenda)
Regional HIV/STI/HEP C Training, March 14, 2013 in Canyonville, OR (accreditation info)
Week2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 8, 2013
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Department of Health & Human Services Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Information Bulletin - Affordable Care Act Q&As (link information included)
- All Tribes Broadcast - Dear Tribal Leader Letter and Tribal Consultation on Proposed Rules for Minimum Essential Coverage and Individual Shared Responsibility for Health Insurance Coverage, February 21, 2013 meeting and webinar
- CMS February 2013 Save the Dates (upcoming webinar announcements)
- HHS 2013 Tribal Budget and Regional Tribal Consultation Dates & Logistics for the 15th Annual Tribal Budget Consultation meeting, March 6-8th in Washington, DC
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium press release & report - Studies Show Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Alaskans and a Healthier State Economy
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 13-010 Tribal Amendment to the Stafford Act Finally Enacted; Tribal Participation Needed for Crafting Implementing Regulations
- Department of Health & Human Services CMS - Deborah Sosa, new Native American Contact (NAC) for the Region 10
- NPAIHB Weekly Funding Opportunities Announcement
Attn: Idaho (ID) Delegates and THDs
Attn: All Delegates and THDs
- EHR Report 2012: Physicians Rank Top EHRs (Medscape Survey) RE: Electronic Medical Records
- Dental Team Awareness: Signs and Symptoms of Abuse in Children and Adolescents webinar/call announcement - 1 hour call on February 13 (logistics included)
- Limited access to dental care is causing pain and disease. What can American Indians do to bring dental care to their communities? Native Solutions for Oral Health
- Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner “Understanding Medicare and Retirement” workshop, March 15, 2013 in Shelton, WA
- 8th Annual Native Caring A conference to learn, connect and share, March 27-28, 2013 in Lincoln City, OR
- Tribal Public Health Questionnaire (National Indian Health Board)
- Your Opinion Matters! Tell Us About Your Training Needs survey (NW Center for Public Health Practice)
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 15, 2013
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Tribal Consultation Meeting announcement, March 6, 2013 in Washington, DC (draft agenda attached)
- Letter from Secretary Sebelius to Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, Committee on Appropriations, US Senate RE: National Leaders Speak about Indian Health Care and Sequestration
- Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP Memorandum- Draft letter to President Obama requests meeting to discuss settlement of Contract Support Cost cases
- Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP Memorandum- Big Changes to HIPAA Requirements
