1992: Responsibility for Indian Health care acknowledged but not funded

Amendments in the fourth reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 reaffirm the government’s responsibility and legal obligation to assure the highest possible health status for Indians. Amendments include expanding the demonstration projects on tribal self-governance of the Indian Health Service (IHS), affirming the success of tribes in administering their own health care to tribal members, and making tribal self-governance permanent within the IHS. But Congress fails to enact appropriations for the IHS to provide for the needs of the growing population it serves.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

Arctic, California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Hawai‘i, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest, Subarctic