S. 498: Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
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S. 498: Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Native Americans · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
Plain summary
Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service. The assessment must cover a variety of areas, including the demographics and health care needs of the patient population, health care capabilities and resources, staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider, information technology strategies related to providing health care, business processes, the competency of leadership regarding specified issues, tracking patients eligible for other federal health care programs, and the number of procurement contracts and awards under the Buy Indian Act.
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Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s498.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s498 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116