Perhaps the most significant provision of the health care reform law for Indian Country was the permanent reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA). The IHCIA serves as the statutory foundation for the provision of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Since 1999, Indian Country has been working to reauthorize the IHCIA in order to modernize the Indian health system.
A lot of work and energy went into reauthorizing this bill. This page provides information on the history of the process, fact sheets, current advances, consultation and ongoing implementation efforts.