SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY v. AZAR et al
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1:18-cv-01156
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May 12, 2020
IHS Tells DC Circ. Tribe Isn't Owed More Health Contract Costs
The Indian Health Service has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's bid to overturn a dismissal of the tribe's suit against the agency over contract support costs, saying the IHS doesn't have to pay for services a contractor provides using non-IHS funds.
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September 10, 2019
IHS Nabs Early Victory In Wash. Tribe's Contract Costs Suit
A D.C. federal judge handed the Indian Health Service a win Monday in a suit by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, saying the agency doesn't have to factor in Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance payments to calculate certain costs it owes under the tribe's health care contract.
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April 26, 2019
Wash. Tribe Slams IHS' Bid To Nix Contract Costs Suit
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community urged a D.C. federal court Thursday to grant it a quick win in its suit accusing the Indian Health Service of underpaying health care costs, saying the agency clearly must pay those expenses under Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contracts.
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April 05, 2019
HHS Fights Tribe's Bid For Fast Win In Contract Payment Row
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday fired back against a bid by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community for a quick victory in D.C. federal court in a suit accusing the agency's Indian Health Service of underpayment on health care program costs.
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January 14, 2019
Wash. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In HHS Contract Payment Row
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community has urged a D.C. federal court to grant it a quick win in its suit accusing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of underpayment on certain health care program costs, claiming the failure to make payments violates the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
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May 18, 2018
Tribe Sues HHS Over Alleged Contract Underpayment
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community hit the federal government with a contract breach suit Thursday accusing the Indian Health Service of not paying certain costs related to part of the tribe's health care program that was funded with third-party revenue.