Senate voted 83-10 to approve the Indian Health Improvement Act which authorizes $35 billion over the next 10 years to expand health coverage to approximately 1.8 million American Indian and Alaskan Natives.
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Racial/Ethnic Diversity Legislation
June 26, 2009
On June 26, members of the Congressional TriCaucus — the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus — introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009. The bill outlines some of the TriCaucus priorities for health reform legislation to eliminating racial, ethnic and other disparities in access to health services and health status.
