IHS Touts Reimbursement Agreement for Native Veterans
At the White House Tribal Summit last week, Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso announced a reimbursement agreement for Native veterans. Through a renewed joint agreement between IHS and Veterans Affairs signed on December 6, VA will continue to reimburse IHS for health care and related services provided to eligible Native veterans by or through IHS-operated healthcare facilities. The agencies have had a similar reimbursement agreement since 2012, when the VA first signed an MOU to financially compensate IHS for the direct health care provided to Alaska Native and Native American vete...