March 28, 2022
Vice Chairman Murkowski: It is time U.S. Department of Health and Human Services takes action to ensure tribal health data access
Author: Press Pool
News Release
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Recently, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered remarks at the Committee’s legislative hearing to receive testimony on six bills, including, S.1397, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021, sponsored by Vice Chairman Murkowski with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN).
“During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) in the country, which includes the...