S 498
116th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Accounting and auditing
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Minority health
Public contracts and procurement
Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
Introduced: February 14, 2019
Introduced by:
Rounds, Mike
Republican
· South Dakota
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Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service.
The assessment must cover a variety of areas, including
- the demographics and health care needs of the patient population,
- health care capabilities and resources,
- staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider,
- information technology strategies related to providing health care,
- business processes,
- the competency of leadership regarding specified issues,
- tracking patients eligible for other federal health care programs, and
- the number of procurement contracts and awards under the Buy Indian Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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