San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Xavier Becerra, et al
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21-15641
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Government Agencies
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July 12, 2023
Feds May Put Tribal Reimbursement Question To High Court
The federal government may ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider two decisions that it claims dangerously expanded its liability for tribal health care programs, asking a Wyoming judge to stay litigation in which the Northern Arapaho Tribe has sought to recoup certain costs.
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April 11, 2023
No Need To Rehear $3M Tribal Health Care Case, 9th Circ. Told
The Ninth Circuit shouldn't reconsider its decision finding the Indian Health Service responsible for $3 million of an Arizona tribe's health care program costs, the tribe told the appellate court, saying the panel's ruling comports with a March decision from the Tenth Circuit.
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March 09, 2023
Feds Want New Hearing In $3M Tribal Health Care Case
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it shouldn't have to reimburse an Arizona tribe $3 million in health care-related costs, arguing that a Ninth Circuit panel's prior decision deviates from three decades of uniform practice.
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November 22, 2022
Feds Must Pay $3M Bill For Tribal Health Care, 9th Circ. Says
The Indian Health Service is responsible for covering $3 million in health care-related costs that an Arizona tribe incurred last decade, the Ninth Circuit has found, in a decision that not only departs from — but directly rebukes — the D.C. Circuit's judgment in a similar case last year.