IHS – Review of Health Services Administered By A Federally Qualified Health Center

IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives either by operating health facilities directly or by funding tribes through contracts or compacts to operate health facilities themselves. In certain cases, tribes may operate a facility known as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which is certified by CMS to provide outpatient health services to rural areas or underserved populations. In addition to funding from IHS, the tribes may also receive health care funding from the Medicaid or Medicare programs. This report will build on OIG’s body of work identifying longstanding challenges that likely impact the quality of health care services provided to American Indians and Alaska Natives. We will review a tribally operated FQHC that is funded by IHS, to determine whether health services delivered to American Indians and Alaska Natives met applicable Federal requirements. Read the Work Plan Summary