FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS: Defined

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Theranos founder and ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes was just banned from US federal health care programs for nine decades, according to the US the health department. Holmes was sentenced in November 2022 to 11 years in prison following a trial that determined she knew her blood-testing startup, which was founded in 2003 and which claimed to be able to test for a range of diseases and risks with one finger prick, produced inaccurate and faulty results. Before government probes, Theranos raised hundreds of millions of dollars, named prominent former U.S. officials to its board, and explored a partnership with the U.S. military to use its tests on the battlefield.

So, just what is a Federal Health Care Program?

Federal Health Care Program means any plan or program that provides health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, or otherwise, which is funded directly, in whole or in part, by the United States Government, including, but not limited to, Medicare, Medicaid/MediCal, managed Medicare/Medicaid/MediCal, TriCare/VA/CHAMPUS, SCHIP, Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, Indian Health Services, Health Services for Peace Corp Volunteers, Railroad Retirement Benefits Black Lung Program, Services Provided to Federal Prisoners, and Pre- Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs).

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What is the INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE?

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

ABOUT THE I.H.S

By Dr. Dvid Edward Marcinko MBA CMP®

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According to Wikipedia, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally-recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native people. IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people.

The IHS provides health care in 36 states to approximately 2.2 million out of 3.7 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). As of April 2017, the IHS consisted of 26 hospitals, 59 health centers, and 32 health stations. Thirty-three urban Indian health projects supplement these facilities with a variety of health and referral services. Several tribes are actively involved in IHS program implementation. Many tribes also operate their own health systems independent of IHS. It also provides support to students pursuing medical education in order staff Indian health programs.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: I did a rotation at a Federally Qualified Health Center through the I.H.S. when I was a surgical fellow back in the day. I enjoyed it immensely. Consulting services since then.

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Indian Health Service Announces Expansion of Specialty ...

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GOVERNMENT: https://www.ihs.gov/

CONGRESS: https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2021/06/03/indian-health-service-biden-congress/

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