2012 NIHB Public Health Summit Hard Rock Casino May 30, 2012 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC HEALTH Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative Director.

2012 NIHB Public Health

Summit

Hard Rock Casino

May 30, 2012

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND PUBLIC

HEALTH

Jennifer Cooper NIHB Legislative

Director

ACA OBJECTIVES

Increase access to affordable health

coverage

Slow the rate of increase in health care costs

Increase health insurance consumer

protections

Improve quality of health care

increase focus on prevention

PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS

Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Programs05/30/12 – Letter of Intent is due

Community Transformation Grant Small Communities Programs – due 7/31/12

SAMHSA Behavioral Health-Tribal Prevention Grant (FY 2013)President’s Proposed Budget: $40 million

OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH

AND EDUCATION

MISSION:

To develop effective, streamlined, consumer-oriented materials to assist

American Indians & Alaska Natives in understanding their rights

and new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

& the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA).

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH OUTREACH & EDUCATION (NIHOE)

NIHOE National Partners & Area Coordinators

AREA NAME EMAIL

Alaska #1 Valerie Davidson [email protected]

Alaska #2 Lanie Fox [email protected]

Aberdeen Cecilia Fire Thunder [email protected]

Albuquerque

Nancy Martine-Alonzo [email protected]

Bemidji Jenny Jenkins [email protected]

Billings Gordon Belcourt [email protected]

California James Crouch [email protected]

Nashville Dee Sabattus [email protected]

Navajo Larry Curley [email protected]

Oklahoma Diddy Nelson [email protected]

Phoenix #1 Alida Montiel [email protected]

Phoenix #2 Claudia Castaneda-Melendez

[email protected]

Portland Jim Roberts [email protected]

13 NIHOE AREA COORDINATORS

A consumer-oriented, interactive website was developed and launched

A two day Kickoff meeting was held in Washington, D.C.

A two day National Tribal Health Care Reform Training was held in Minnesota

OUTREACH & EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

“Area Strategies Session: Developing Area Plans for O&E” – Bemidji Area

NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

JENNIFER COOPERLEGISLATIVE [email protected]

THANK YOU