"Aside from being inconsistent with the statute’s text, IHS’s [the Indian Health Service's] failure to cover contract support costs for healthcare funded by program income inflicts a penalty on tribes for opting in favor of greater self-determination," Chief Justice Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority.
June 06, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant legal victory Thursday to Native American tribes that run their own health care clinics, potentially clearing the way for hundreds of millions of dollars more in annual reimbursements from the federal government.
The government’s Indian Health Service runs hospitals and clinics across Indian Country, but the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act allows tribes to administer their own services with federal funding.
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Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., left, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, right. Photos: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
