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Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc. v. Becerra et al

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1:22-cv-00098

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Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

James O. Browning

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Sonosky Chambers

January 23, 2023
Ariz. Tribal Hospital, IHS Reach Settlement In Funding Spat

The Indian Health Service has reached a tentative settlement with a Navajo Nation hospital accusing the government of withholding millions of dollars from the hospital, according to the minutes of a settlement conference filed in New Mexico federal court on Monday.
December 05, 2022
Ariz. Tribal Hospital, IHS Want Mediation In Funding Dispute

A federal judge has canceled the upcoming proceedings in litigation accusing the Indian Health Service of illegally withholding millions of dollars from a Navajo Nation hospital, after the parties agreed to try resolving their dispute, implicating more than $47 million, via mediation.
November 07, 2022
IHS Told To Send $17.4M To Ariz. Hospital Amid Funding Spat

A representative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants the federal agency responsible for Native American health care to provide more than $17.4 million sought by an Arizona tribal hospital, records show, after finding no basis for denying that request.
May 31, 2022
Indian Health Service Must Pay Full $18.5M To Ariz. Hospital

The Indian Health Service must finance $18.5 million in annual administrative expenses at an Arizona tribal hospital while the hospital litigates the agency's attempt to slash that sum, a federal judge has ruled, finding it "substantially likely" that the funding reduction is unlawful.
March 23, 2022
Tribal Hospital Wants IHS To Pay $16M During Contract Row

A tribal hospital suing the Indian Health Service over reduced funding has asked a New Mexico federal judge to order the IHS to pay the more than $16 million the agency cut from the health care organization's contract, saying the agency has been reimbursing similar costs for years.
February 18, 2022
Hospital Board Says IHS 'Scrambling' To Quell Contract Row

An Indian Health Service official sent a forceful letter to tribal leaders Thursday to address what she called a "misperception" that the government is defunding contract support costs for tribal health care contractors as a result of a federal appeals court ruling last year.
February 14, 2022
Tribal Hospital Sues Gov't For Cutting Funding By 90%

A tribal hospital is suing the Indian Health Service in New Mexico federal court for suddenly reducing its funding by $16 million during a pandemic, a decision that has sent shock waves through Indian Country.