May 2010 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 7, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Monthly Funding Report
CMS- Revised Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of Medicare Supplement Plan N Copayment, Deductible and Coinsurance
CMS Updates (including Medicaid Press Release for OR/WA to Receive Federal Matching Funds for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program)
Fellowship/Internship Announcements
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON)
Invitation to Friday, May 14, 2010 to Celebrate 35 Years of the Legislative Commission on Indian Services and Tribal Government Day at the State Capitol
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (WASHINGTON)
WSDH News Release: Childhood Vaccine Program to Continue after Previously Being Cut
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 14, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Letter to Office of Personnel Management dated 5/10/2010 RE: Section 409 Access to Federal Insurance
I.H.S. Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI) funding opportunity
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON)
Oregon Department of Human Services May 2010 The Stakeholder Newsletter
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON – WASHINGTON - IDAHO)
NPAIHB Native Fitness VII Registration Form, August 11-12, 2010, Beaverton, OR
Tele-Conference Announcement RE: Open Door Forum: Colorectal Cancer Screening, June 2, 2010, 1:00 to 2:30 EDT
SAVE THE DATE: I.H.S. National HIV Testing Initiatives Workshop, June 2-3, 2010, Scottsdale, AZ
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 21, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-067 Tribal Consultation on IHCIA and Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act
Families USA minority Health Initiatives IssueBrief Health Reform: Help for American Indian and Alaska Natives May 2010
155th Annual Yakama Nation Treat Day Pow Wow, June 11-13, 2010, White Swan Pavilion, WA
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON)
Oregon Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance Program (DMAP) Budget Session, May 27, 2010, Salem, OR (if unable to attend, 1st 15 callers via Teleconference)
Oregon Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance Program (DMAP) Tribal-638/IHS & DMAP Meeting, June 3, 2010, Salem, OR
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 28, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
IHS Contract Health Services (CHS) Workgroup and Regional Referral Specialty Care Centers Proposal update
HHS Tribal-Federal Workgroup update
Native Fitness VII, August 11-12, 2010, Beaverton, OR
Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Wildhorse 16th Annual Pow Wow, July 2-4, 2010, Pendleton, OR
2nd Annual IHS Cyber Security Conference, July 12-14, 2010, Mystic Lake Prior Lake, MN
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON~WASHINGTON~IDAHO)
National T.R.A.I.L. Diabetes Prevention Implementation Training, July 15-16, 2010, Minneapolis, MN
IHS funding for the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative TA Conference Calls, June 2 and June 4, 2010
IHS funding for Sexual Assault Programs TA Calls, June 1 and June 3, 2010
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (WASHINGTON)
Upcoming Meeting Announcements- Tribal Medicaid Administrative Match Workgroup
Washington DSHS- Tribal Health Program: Rendering Provider’s NPI Required to Process Claims in ProviderOne
ATTN: ALL DELEGATES~TRIBAL CHAIRS~TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (WASHINGTON)
Washington DSHS- Inviting Your Input on Health Reform
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