S.2145 - Federal Government - A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ensure that Indian veterans are not liable for certain health care payments.

A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ensure that Indian veterans are not liable for certain health care payments. 10/4/2007--Introduced. American Indian Veteran Health Care Improvement Act - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to: (1) provide for veteran-related expenses incurred by eligible Indian veterans for medical services administered at an Indian Health Service facility pursuant to a local memorandum of understanding between the HHS Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA Secretary); and (2) establish guidelines regarding the method of payments to the VA Secretary for such expenses.Requires the HHS Secretary, in negotiating such a local memorandum of understanding with the VA Secretary, to consult with each Indian tribe that would be affected.Provides that expenses incurred by the HHS Secretary while providing for eligible Indian veterans' expenses [...]

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