May 2012 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 4, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
National Indian Health Board’s April 30th Issue the.washington.report
- Attn: Social Science Scholars- Institute for Research on Poverty- Call for visiting scholar applications for 2012-13 academic year
- We R Native Script Writing Contest (open to American Indian and Alaska Native youth 13-21 years old)
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (OR) Oregon Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (WA) Washington Delegates, Tribal Chairs, and Tribal Health Directors
- Aging & Disability Services Administration (ADSA) Sub-Committee Indian Policy Advisory Committee meeting draft agenda for May 8, 2012
- Health Care Authority (HCA) letter of intention to submit a Medicaid State Plan Amendment to implement an inpatient hospital quality incentive payment to affect only Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals
- Webinar for Tribal Facilities on May 22, 2012 RE: Managed Care Contract Changes (effective July 1, 2012)
- Competitive Grant Writing (free workshop)
Job Opportunity
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 11, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
Attn: (OR) Oregon Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (WA) Washington Delegates, Tribal Chairs, and Tribal Health Directors
- Health Care Authority Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 12-015 and 12-016
- Health Care Authority SPA 12-017
Job Opportunity
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 18, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Indian Health Service Tribal Consultation Summit, August 7-8, 2012 in Denver, CO. 1-stop shopping opportunity to learn current activities, get updates of workgroups/committees and provide feedback and recommendations.
- US Department of Health & Human Services New Release (dated 5/16/2012) More state work to implement health care law. Six receive grants to establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges to help implement the new health care law.
- CMS-IHS-NPAIHB Partnership Training- draft agenda for July 16-17, 2012 (location TBD)
Attn: All Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (OR) Oregon Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (WA) Washington Delegates, Tribal Chairs, and Tribal Health Directors
Grant Opportunity
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 25, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- NPAIHB Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP and Affordable Care Act Training for Tribal Health Programs, July 17-18, 2012 (location TBD)
- NPAIHB Report- Funding Opportunities
Attn: (OR) Oregon Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
- Oregon Health System Transformation and Tribes (tribal contact information & website resources)
- 10-Year Plan for Oregon: Building the Foundation for the Future
